Discussion 5 - Reading the American Past: Volume I: To 1877 PDF

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Discussion of readings 5.1, 5.1, and 5.3 from Readings from the American Past...

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Discussion Five - HIST F017A Discussion Five will be on readings 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 from Reading the American Past. --------------------------------------------------From these pieces of work, Some Account of the Early Part of the Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge, Who died in...1755 caught my attention the most because of the subject of the text and how the work was written. It was interesting to read the encounters of a young woman who had become an indentured servant during the hard times. This was a specific perspective that I had rarely read or even knew about beforehand. Her story did exude many instances of sadness and it was quite saddening for me to read her experiences. From being married at a young age and unable to lead a financially-stable life, it was quite saddening to view her pains from her point of view. It was also intriguing for me the manner how she came to the United States because she had just boarded the boat from an invitation, without any knowledge of what was happening. Her difficult position was something that I thought was interesting because it had seemed as if she has been unknowingly been scammed into becoming a servant and being sold. The vision that Elizabeth had seen was very interesting because at first, I was very confused by this imagery. But with further reading, I was able to understand more that this might have been her inner conscious wondering about if she had not made a decision that landed her in this position. But it also served as a forbode towards her life as later when she married her new husband for reasons other than religion, she felt unfulfilled and that she had altered her course of life....