Blog – How does Linda finally attain her freedom? Why does she have mixed emotions about this at the end of the book?
Linda finally attains her freedom when Mrs. Bruce purchases it. She has mixed emotions because she doesn't want to be bought again - as if she were an object changing hands again. She would obviously prefer to be free because she was human, not because somebody bought it for her. However, Linda isn't going to deny the opportunity to be free. Even though she's happy to be free, she's sad that it ultimately came because somebody purchased her and then purchased it for her.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Jacobs Honesty
Blog – Pick a passage in which Jacobs is using her own honesty to establish her credibility. Explain how and why she is doing it.
On page 114 (paragraph 2), Jacobs wrote, "I was too proud to ask Mr. Sands to do anything for my own benefit; but I could bring myself to be a supplicant for my children." In this excerpt Jacobs honestly admits that she would not try to ask Mr. Sands to help her children for her because even though it may have been the best option, she was too proud. In this, she proves her credibility by showing the mental process of a slave - she must hold on to anything she still has - her pride. Later on, however, she wrote, "but what will not a mother do for her children?" In one paragraph she showed the struggles of being a slave mother - how to protect her kids by outsmarting her owners. Throughout the whole book Jacobs uses her own honesty to establish her credibility.
On page 114 (paragraph 2), Jacobs wrote, "I was too proud to ask Mr. Sands to do anything for my own benefit; but I could bring myself to be a supplicant for my children." In this excerpt Jacobs honestly admits that she would not try to ask Mr. Sands to help her children for her because even though it may have been the best option, she was too proud. In this, she proves her credibility by showing the mental process of a slave - she must hold on to anything she still has - her pride. Later on, however, she wrote, "but what will not a mother do for her children?" In one paragraph she showed the struggles of being a slave mother - how to protect her kids by outsmarting her owners. Throughout the whole book Jacobs uses her own honesty to establish her credibility.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Blog – Why is it important that this book is truth, not fiction? Why is it important that the editor didn’t clean it up, either in terms of language or content?
It is important that this book is truth because if it was fiction then it would not have had the same impact on society. A real account of the life of a slave girl helped abolitionists prove their points by revealing the horrors of life in slavery. It also helped portray slave owners as inhumane, immoral people. It is important that the editor didn't clean up the book because then it would have been easy for slave owners to discredit the book as a more fictitious piece. But because it was uncensored - the readers were able to experience first hand the horrors of slavery. In addition, the editor allowed the public to see how slavery had prevented Jacobs from receiving a real education, and despite this, she was able to learn how to read and write so well - further proving the equality of slaves and the people owning them.
It is important that this book is truth because if it was fiction then it would not have had the same impact on society. A real account of the life of a slave girl helped abolitionists prove their points by revealing the horrors of life in slavery. It also helped portray slave owners as inhumane, immoral people. It is important that the editor didn't clean up the book because then it would have been easy for slave owners to discredit the book as a more fictitious piece. But because it was uncensored - the readers were able to experience first hand the horrors of slavery. In addition, the editor allowed the public to see how slavery had prevented Jacobs from receiving a real education, and despite this, she was able to learn how to read and write so well - further proving the equality of slaves and the people owning them.
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