Incidents ofa Slave Girl history PDF

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This was for a book report that was mandatory for class. Professor Ian Abby made us read three books and for this particular one I received an A. It was interesting to note all of the different things that had occurred to the author Harriet Ann Jacobs. ...

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Mr. Abby History 1301 4/20/18 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: In what ways do the slaves resist their enslavement? Throughout the entire auto biography, the reader is taken into the eyes of a slave woman who sees an ocean of mistreatment and the slaves around her who do not have a voice during this dark era of enslavement. Even in the subtitles of her biography, Jacob’s emotions of resisting the label of a slave or the notion of grasping freedom is forever present. It becomes apparent that her duty was to write down everything that went on her life to not lose the humbleness of what it felt like to not be considered a human being. The author, Linda Brent, or formally known as Harriet Jacobs, was filled with unforeseen battles, cautionary events, and the anticipation of freedom form those who opposed slavery. Her journey is documented and published for those to catch a small glimpse of her life and many who turned their cheeks in liberating those under their command. In the chapter The Slave Who Dared to Feel Like A Man, the character Benjamin, her grandmother’s youngest boy did not behave like a slave. It is eye opening due to him growing up surrounded by the oppression of calling another master and he is worth nothing more than property. For him to have these bold characteristics at such a young age makes the reader think about how this slaves fate in the story might progress. “Benjamin was now a tall, handsome lad, strongly and gracefully made, and with a spirit too bold and daring for a slave” (Jacobs, 17). Her mentioning that Benjamin although belonging to a master cares nothing but to live freely as his own person. Then following that quote another character is introduced and following in Benjamin’s ideology is Jacob’s younger brother William. ““I try to be good; but what’s the use? They are all the time troubling me”” (Jacobs, 18). William speaks as if he were the master in that situation and wanting nothing to do with the people that own him. His ghastly attitude and pride full manner affected how he treated young master Nicholas. So much so that both slave

and master brawled. In the end of the first fight it was William that came out with only few minor injuries unlike his master. Now, being nothing more than just property seemed to not...