The relationship between Harriet Tubman and Benjamin Franklin’s biographies are similar because their word choice is older english. They’re different because the style of writing is more formal in Franklin’s biography. In Harriet Tubman’s biography they use a lot of quotations to represent talking between sentence, and they do this in Franklin’s too. Their sentence patterns are very similar because they use a lot of short choppy sentences to enforce how they felt towards that object.
The writings of Frederick Douglass and Captain Canot both discuss the institution of slavery. However, each piece of writing was written for a different purpose. Frederick Douglass’s writing was written to show how inhumane slavery was, and how wrong it was. Whereas Captain Canot’s writing basically bragged about how “humane” he treated the slaves on his ship. However, both men made some of the same points with similar evidence.
Frederick Douglass and Mark Twain very similar but they were also very different. Douglass and Twain both wrote stories during their lifetime. When they wrote their stories they would write about their past lives and their personal lives a well. They both grew up with brothers and sister but they were also had some differences in their lives. When Frederick Douglass would write he had to make the audience believe that his story was true. The reason why people didn’t believe him was because he was a former slave and they thought that he was just making this story up. So he had to be objective when writing his stories so that they would believe that he was telling the truth. He had Two sisters and one brother growing up but since he was born
The two biographies that I chose to read for the assignment are Harlem’s Little Blackbird by Renee Watson, and Lou Gehrig by David A. Adler. These two biographies are very similar, and very different in so many ways. Harlem’s Little Blackbird is about Florence Mills, who was born in 1896 to parents that were former slaves. At an early age she knew she had a passion to sing, and grew up performing with her sisters who were once called the Trio. Once she branched off on her own, people began to be captured by her dancing and singing, which then led her to Broadway in the 1920’s. It was a rough time for someone of her race to become famous, and she was getting scrutinized wherever she went. She did not give up though. She was the bigger person and began to work for civil rights, and helped the poor and
Men and Women’s treatment has been different as long as the two have been around to notice the difference. Even in the realm of slavery women and men were not treated the same although both were treated in horrible ways. Harriet Jacobs and Fredrick Douglass’ story is very similar both were born into slavery and later rose above the oppression to become molders of minds. In time of subjugation to African Americans these two writers rose up and did great things especially with their writing. Both Douglass and Jacobs’ experienced different types of slavery, it shaped their perspective on everything and it also shows the importance of their freedom.
While the some similarities in the autobiographies of Olaudah Equiano and Frederick Douglas are notable the differences are pronounced. The autobiographies are about both two black men and their hardship of being a slave, the main differences in the stories is the setting, they way they were treated, and their writing style.
Franklin’s accomplishments arose from the influence of family, friends, education, and personal experience with being African American. He had a difficult task as an historian as he was writing about the neglected history of his minority group while being an advocate for the rights of this group. This could be perceived as a conflict of interest, but he thought of it as being beneficial. His method of writing was not to promote African Americans, but to interpret their involvement in the framework of American history. This was not something that had been done extensively and thoroughly before. Franklin set the stage and helped to create a widely accepted field of history.
Numerous are mindful of the considerable deed that Harriet Tubman executed to free slaves in the south. Then again, individuals are still left considerably unaware about in which the way they were safeguarded and how she triumphed each and every deterrent while placing her life at risk of being captured. She is deserving of the great honor she has garnered by todays general society and you will find out her in the biography. The title of this biography is “Harriet Tubman, the Road to Freedom.” The author of this piece is Catherine Clinton. ”Harriet Tubman, the road to Freedom” is a charming, instructive, and captivating book that history appreciates and is a memoir than readers will cherish. The Target audience of the biography is any readers
In The Autobiography, Benjamin Franklin recounts the many paramount experiences throughout his life that shaped him into great American figure he was known to be. On the opening page, Franklin reveals the book’s epistolary format by writing, “Dear Son,” going on to admit that he’s made some mistakes in the past and to recollect that past is a way to relive it. By divulging his desire to “change some sinister Accidents & Events” (Franklin 3) the author indicates how important it is for his son to observe as he amends his mistakes. Pride, virtue and vanity play a pivotal role in Benjamin Franklin’s life and the way he portrays himself to others. Instances occur where the author is shown gloating about his great accomplishments and he puts emphasis on his need to live a virtuous and morally perfect life. Throughout his story, Benjamin Franklin tells his son of his many virtuous acts and momentous achievements, motivating the question as to whether he seeks his own approval more so than the approval of his peers.
What I can infer from reading their passages is that they have very interesting things in common. I personally feel like they torn down by differences. Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass were being discriminated because of their color while Sandra Cisneros was being neglected because she was the only daughter in her family. They would use writing to express themselves in many
For instance, in the Dangerous Passage to New Life the narrator clarifies that he “always dreamed about living in the United States... (#1 paragraph).” This is similar to the Underground Railroad because Harriet Tubman “had never been to Canada (502).” But still took many risks to keep about three hundred slaves safe and make it to their promise land without getting caught. This also compares to the narrator in the passage because he was almost at the urge of dying from a fire. It was all a priority for them because their goal was to make it to freedom and “be someone in life (#9 paragraph in Dangerous Passage to New Life).” Harriet Tubman and the narrator both persevere a plan to escape there harsh
Both autobiographies can be different in many ways. For example both authors grew up in different life situations. Franklin as well as Equiano grew up in England. Equiano was one of those people that were secluded while growing up. This describes his personality because he was focused solely on himself. Because of this, he did not know what was really going on around him. The world was underdeveloped at that time. His father had a high ranking, and was basically considered royalty. He signified his royalty by marking himself. He had a cut across his forehead.
...ple, Benjamin Franklin developed his own style of writing which was adopted by many liberal writers who shaped Franklin’s political views a great deal. It is also worth noting that Benjamin drew a lot from his father Josiah who he viewed as all round. He was particularly impressed by his ability to make sound judgment a skill also seen by other locals.
America, a land with shimmering soil where golden dust flew and a days rain of money could last you through eternity. Come, You Will make it in America. That was the common theme of those who would remove to America. It is the common hymn, the classic American rags-to-riches myth, and writers such as Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass had successfully embraced it in their works.Franklin and Douglass are two writers who have quite symmetrical styles and imitative chronology of events in their life narratives.
A general theme in Franklin's writings is the differences between the private and public self and how the two interact. Parts One and Two of his Autobiography were written at different times and intended for different audiences. In Part One Franklin is speaking to his Son, (who was then the Governor of New Jersey) a public figure. It was started in 1771. Part Two was begun...
Have you ever been lied to well if Abraham Lincoln was your friend he would never lie to you? All the struggles Lincoln went through may or may not have made him as kind and thoughtful he was as a kid. The central idea BackWoods Boy by Freedman and Honest Abe by Radner have very similar ways of developing both of three central ideas by showing how Lincoln acted and in both passages they described Lincoln as very kind. but they also had two very different views of the BackWoods Boy showed his childhood and how his life was and how he got into politics. HA just focused on his life in the store and what Lincoln would do to be fair and not cheap out a customer. In paragraph one I will write about the similarities.