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- Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave / Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- Author: Frederick Douglass Harriet Ann Jacobs Kwame Anthony Appiah
- ISBN: 9780345478238
- Page: 165
- Format: Paperback
Ø Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave / Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl ☆ Frederick Douglass Harriet Ann Jacobs Kwame Anthony Appiah, Ø Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave / Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl ☆ Frederick Douglass Harriet Ann Jacobs Kwame Anthony Appiah, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave / Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Frederick Douglass Harriet Ann Jacobs Kwame Anthony Appiah, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition combines the two most important African American slave narratives into one volume Frederick Douglass s Narrative first published in is an enlightening and incendiary text Born into slavery Douglass became the preeminent spokesman for his peop. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave / Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Ø Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave / Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl ☆ Frederick Douglass Harriet Ann Jacobs Kwame Anthony Appiah - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave / Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition combines the two most important African American slave narratives into one volume Frederick Douglass s Narrative first published in is an enlighte
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Frederick Douglass hardly needs to be defended, right In case you haven t read this, and think it might be speechy or difficult to read, it s not Douglass is smart enough to know he doesn t have to tell you how to feel his story is plenty gripping enough without editorializing And while he s an eloquent writer, and will occasionally engage in rhetoric, the thing s only 100 pages long it flies Besides, he earns his rhetoric Remember that hundreds of slave narratives were written Douglass is the c [...]
I generally find writing from this time period difficult to read Henry David Thoreau, for example, or Herman Melville, are like reading through oatmeal for me I have long meant to read this particular book really a long essay, weighting in at less than 75 pages , so yesterday, I did.A few months ago in New York an eighth grade girl read this book and wrote an essay about how Douglas s words were still relevant to her experiences in a large, poor, and urban middle school The young lady in questio [...]
For years I have devoured anything I could about the U.S Civil War and the sociology of the antebellum nation I can t account for how I m only just now reading these books.Frederick Douglass s oratory was one of the most persuasive forces for emancipation, as well as for the enlistment of black soldiers in the Union army, and is a beautiful thing to read Northerners couldn t believe he had ever been a slave I thus had high expectations for the account of his life from his own pen, and was not di [...]
These two books are sometimes very hard going, but essential reading for Americans We probably tend to think about slavery very much in the abstract, when we even think about it, but these narratives make it painfully palpable and very human In a way complementary to Akhil Reed Amar s brilliant description of the way slavery thoroughly corrupted the American political system in his America s Constitution , these books reveal in detail the thoroughgoing and extraordinary moral perversion slavehol [...]
These are the true accounts of the hardships of two individuals and their plights within the institution of slavery during the 1800 s in the United States Narrating their own stories, they also give a deep and thorough analysis of the peculiar institution The benefit of the two narratives being presented together gives a reader a well rounded observation of the true nature of slavery in the U.S With one account being from a man, and the other from a woman you learn of both of their great sufferi [...]
both of these narratives were deep, emotional, and powerful Details on life during the Slavery period.
The first half of the anthology is, The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, an American Slave Within this slave narrative, Douglass tells his life when he was enslaved My honest opinion about this book is that it is interesting I do recommend this book for those readers who find slavery an interesting topic in American history or those who have an interest in learning about equality or just believes in equal rights About this book i really disliked the pace of the book in my opinion the [...]
What do I think about The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass This book was sensational because of douglas s emotional stories Douglass does an amazing showing, not telling, the readers about his miserable life as a slave and the tough tribulations he had to overcome to obtain the freedom he deserved In his story, Douglass does a fantastic job in describing to the readers the importance of education in his life and in the present society Douglass also includes his own thoughts in the aut [...]
At first I thought this book would be like Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass They shared some similarities but I actually found this book interesting Seeing the mental abuse Jacobs went through with Mr Flint her slave master, it made me eager to see what would happen next Jacobs got in a lot of trouble with Mr.Flint and running away only made things worse What was interesting was that she was half white She had children with a white man and had to figure out how to get herself and her [...]
Douglass does not spare Though neither does he dwell unnecessarily on the harsher aspects of slave life the routine beatings and even killings, the casual for the owners separations of families and beloved friends, the often successful attempt to keep the enslaved in a state of ignorance so deep that many cannot imagine another way As with Harriet Jacobs, I was impressed by the literary skill of a man who risked the lash merely to be seen with a newspaper in his hand It s hard for me to fathom h [...]
The two works in this compendium complement each other fantastically, and both are unbelievable stories that simply must be read and experienced Perhaps the most fascinating elements of these narratives to me were the discrepancies in attitude that both authors note regarding religious slave owners, and the differences that exist between religion and Christianity, and how those differences manifested themselves in the people of the north and south To say that there are parallels in contemporary [...]
I wish I could say that Frederick Douglass autobiography deals with a problem that has long since passed however, I can see parallels to our own time particularly in the way that religion, specifically Christianity, was used as justification for injustice and oppression Many of Douglass owners were devout Christians, yet they would not hesitate to put men and women under the lash They even have scripture that backed them up For example see Luke 12 47 The servant who knows his master s will and d [...]
I give out stars very sparingly generally I give 4 stars if I think the book is really excellent, and 5 if it s one of the very best books I ve ever read If I were to critique these two books separately, I would give Douglass 5 and Jacobs 4 They re both wonderful, harrowing narratives, but I found Douglass to be concisely elemental Absolutely no complainant with Jacobs book, though The relationship between her and her daughter I found to be particularly heart rending It s interesting to read bo [...]
This autobiography reveals what slavery was like for black women Harriet Jacobs endured sexual abuse and the loss of the two children she bore by a white man before she escaped to New York I do earnestly desire to arouse the women of the North to a realizing sense of the condition of the two millions of women in the South, still in bondage, still suffering what I suffered and most of them far worse.
This is a very quick, but nevertheless important, read that does not withhold the horrors of slavery and reveals the ugly truth to American history Douglass writes in such a way that makes the reader feel the emotion and carefully constructed thought behind each word This is a novel that everyone should read so they might get a small glimpse into the barbarity of slave holding.
Once again, humans are terrible beings, they did horrible thing but seperating men because of his skin color That s insane and stupid I felt sorry for all the black people who lived in those days, their test was the one of the hardest.
A classic piece of Americana and one I wouldn t have gotten around to if Shannon hadn t brought it home from college and abandoned it here Two amazing accountings of slave experiences, both male and female, that are both humbling and inspiring, both as literature and as human stories.
A brilliantly written account that takes you back in time Truly a classic.
Both of these works were awe inspiring, both giving different perspectives to the lives of slaves A definite recommendation for anyone interested in that part of history.
Douglass is a clear written and his narrative doesn t need to be defended This book provides a real glimpse into a part of American history that can feel distant or ignored today.
The autobiography, Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, was personally a pain to read, but worth reading The book is based on the life of a slave named Douglass He faces many hardships in his life, and overcomes them by being cunning and secretive to the people around him Douglass has the challenge of facing slavery head on with no support, and he makes it out of slavery alive with from the courage and determination from his yearning to become a free man The world today may see this book [...]
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Reading this narrative, it had it s ups and downs while reading Some moments there was a connection with the characters of the book, where one can feel the pain a slave did, when they were whipped just because the slaveholders felt like getting violent But the major downs of the narrative was that, some points of the book where long and drawn out where the focus and concentration began to decrease It is a very informative narrative text, because when s [...]
I believe that NARRATIVE IN THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, AN AMERICAN SLAVE was an okay book Even though it was a very short book, I believe that Douglass did an okay way of explaining how he lived his life during the times of slavery He explains to his audience how he was taken away from his mother at a very young age so he was not attached to her I believe that Douglass could have done a better job explaining how he was treated, what he did about it, and how he overcame everything He was ver [...]
Somehow, I ve managed to never read Frederick Douglass s classic account of slavery and freedom, in school or otherwise It s a pretty impressive story, if for no other reason than that one senses the greatness of the author Having read his story, it makes sense that we give Douglass the air of a kind of second generation of Founding Fathers, along with Lincoln The man speaks in ideals and holds onto his shred of optimism with a death grip What I didn t appreciate until after I finished Jacobs ac [...]
The first thing about Narrative to hit me in my emotional breadbasket was Mr Douglass recalling that he d only met his mother a couple of times, the last one at the age of ten if my memory serves She had the misfortune of living a slave on a plantation miles away.The second passage to move me, following the author s escape from slavery, was his process of adjusting from seeing himself as no than a piece of someone else s property to his new status as a free man, if thanks to the Fugitive Slave [...]
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself , by Harriet Ann Jacobs, is a compelling read that provided me with a better understanding of the female slave experience in 19th century America.Written under the pseudonym of Linda Brent, this narrative detailed the story of Jacobs from her childhood in the South, to her eventual escape to New York and reconciliation with her children.Jacobs writes in a strong, clear voice from both a feminist and slave perspective Her narrative is compl [...]
In the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass I found this book to be very emotional and motivational From the harsh brutality his Aunt endured and Douglass witnessing that at a young age and to him actually seeing the unfairness of Mr.Auld not letting his wife teach Douglass how to read only enables him to want to proseper in life I actually enjoyed the, book but the vocabulary kind of confused me a bit Also, what made the book emotional for me was all the struggles Douglass had to go thro [...]
This is was a good book you would feel like your been through what both characters been through Through the pain, sadness, and hunger As you read this book Frederick is the first person you would read about My favorite part when we reading this book is when Douglass starts to learn how to read and build his motivation to know what slavery meant and have his freedom I believe that s the turning point of this story because without Douglass knowing have to read the book itself wouldn t been out In [...]
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass was a book that I found slightly interesting The book tells the story of Frederick Douglass, a slave who becomes victim to the cruel accepted practices of his society The only reason I liked the book was because it told a dramatic story While the content of the narrative was interesting, it lacked the ability to captivate me completely because Douglass s coarse use of language By that I mean that his language was somewhat obfuscating for me In my o [...]
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas is a good book Douglass brings you the world of slavery and gives you precise descriptions of its horror In the book Douglass tells you how he went through slavery without a mother or any family At first he was very fortunate to have a mistress who was kind to him Even though she did not fully teach him how to read but she built a foundation for him to fall on, and he used it to teach himself how to read and then write Douglass got that inspiration [...]