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19th Century Race and Gender in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

In five pages this essay examines 19th century race and gender as it is represented within this slave narrative. Two sources are ...

Comparison of Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass

of the public social sphere, keeping themselves completely within the domestic sphere. The "good" or "true" woman was passive, dep...

Author's Intentions and Objectives in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

as the defining characteristic of an unmarried woman. In other words, according to the cultural definition of femininity a "good" ...

Significance of Slave Narratives

control of countries worldwide. Naturally, showing dark natives the benefits of Western culture did not come without a price, as E...

Discovering the Women in Slavery Edited by Patricia Morton

1817. While a master could lawfully punish a slave, using his own discretion and judgment, state law established a limit and that ...

Analysis of Sojourner Truth's Narrative

In five pages this paper examines the narrative that chronicles the amazing life of onetime slave and feminist activist Sojourner ...

Beloved by Toni Morrison - An Analysis

play in the narrative, it is helpful to have an understanding of the overall plot and its major components. Plot Synopsis Altho...

Plantation Mistresses and Slaves

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares how slaves and plantation mistresses were depicted in The Plantation Mistress by ...

Alexis de Tocqueville's 'Black Slave' Contention and Frederick Douglass

In five pages de Tocqueville's notion that the black slave is unaware of his status is disproved with the Narrative of the Life of...

Historical Context of the Term Slave and Frederick Douglass

In two pages this paper examines Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass with the focus being the use of the term slave in an ...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

In seven pages these 2 different slave narratives are contrasted and compared. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....

Interpersonal Bonds in The Slave Community by John W. Blassingame

In a paper consisting of six pages the way in which the author reinterprets black history through slave narratives are examined in...

Oral Tradition, Slave Narratives, and White Readers

In five pages this paper discusses how the oral tradition is applied to slave narratives penned by Nat Turner, David Walker, Frede...

Frederick Douglass' and Frankenstein's Dehumanization

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the creature's dehumanization in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley with the dehumanizati...

Voices of Black Authors in America

In fourteen pages the reasons why black authors of the 18th and 19th centuries had difficulty in discussing their experiences are ...

Slave Culture and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

In five pages Douglass's Narrative is assessed with examinations of slave culture and slavery's psychological effects included in ...

Concepts of Sexuality, Ethnicity, Race and Gender Altered by Slavery

In five pages this paper examines how these social perspectives are altered by slavery in a consideration of Harriet Ann Jacobs' I...

Southern and Northern Policy Concerning Slavery

This 3 page paper gives an answer to various questions concerning policy, sharecropping, and slavery. This paper includes explanat...

Reviewing Charles T. Davis's Black Is the Color of the Cosmos Essays on Afro-American Literature and Culture

In a five page review black literature during the 1960s and '70s is discussed and comparisons are made with slave narratives and t...

Slave Narrative Comparison

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at slave narratives. Differing experiences are highlighted with respect to different e...

'Interior Life' of Slaves and Toni Morrison

As the development of bound labor in the American south moved from the indentured servitude system of the colonial era to the grow...

Gender Issues Involved in Freedom from Slavery

In five pages the gender differences regarding freedom and slavery issues are considered within the context of the writings Uncle ...

U.S. Slave Children's Leisure and Play

In five pages this paper discusses the play and leisure activities of slave children in the United States as represented in the ci...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Notes

In four pages this paper examines Douglass' narrative in terms of impressing upon white readers his situation as a slave in the So...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs and the American Patriarchy

In five pages this paper discusses how gender slavery is the byproduct of the American patriarchy with references made to this 186...

Olaudah Equiano's Life

In five pages this paper examines slave narratives with the focus being upon the biography of Olaudah Quiano. There are no other ...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

birth of her child, she describes his outburst in legal terminology: "Then he launched out upon his usual themes, - my crimes agai...

Frederick Douglass on Religion

us a clear distinction between religion of men and God. He indicates that when he was chosen for a particular master and job he fe...

Singin' in the Rain Film Genre Analysis

it is about a silent film star, Don Lockwood (played by Kelly) making the transition to sound pictures, a leap that not all popula...

The Classic Slave Narratives by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

This one book which is really four books in one is the focus of this paper. Slavery and slave issues are discussed in depth. This...