Copper Sun, by Sharon Draper There is a girl named Amari an African girl that was free turned into a slave and then free again. On her journey she made many friends and some of them died. She was bought by a person named Mr. Derby. In this book there were many emotions there were two emotions that were the most major to the story and had the most impact on the story. Those emotions were sadness and anger. These two emotions are the most major emotions in this story. One example for this emotion is that is when the whites first “The strangers Besa had spoken about had arrived.” this is evidence that a lot of people died.”Her parents were dead. She looked frantically at Besa and Kwasi, but all was smoke and screams and death.” The reason this was sad was her whole family died by the whites.The reason both of these quotes are important is if the whites never showed up they wouldn’t of been captured and Amari wouldn’t end up in America and if Amari’s parents wouldn’t of died she could of not of had the power to survive the ruthless adventure. The second example of sadness is losing a friend and that friend of Amari’s is Afi. The reason this is important to the story is without Afi’s helpful advice Amari would of gave up. An example of Afi being taken away is “More buyers had arrived so we can be sold.” This had a lot of impact in the story because the last words Afi said to Amari was “Let your spirit be strong Amari.” The third example is having a baby you don’t want. The last example of sadness is getting pregnant with someone’s baby that you don’t want to have. “You be with child Amari.” this had happened when Clay
In midst of the court case, the strategy of backstory is employed as Abina reminisces about her childhood experience with her mother and siblings (Getz and Clarke 22). Cleverly, Clarke illustrated the scenes of Abina 's childhood in such a way that they appear to be brighter in colour than the rest, which implicitly reveals the joyfulness Abina felt during that time, as well as the untouchability of her memories. This effective application of backstory helps Abina and the Important Men to seem more realistic and convincing. Another literary strategy present in the text is that of a cliff-hanger. At the end of the tale, Abina 's ultimate fate remains unknown. Although this is simply due to the lack of records of her life after the case, it remains nonetheless an effective literary strategy as it leaves the audience feeling engaged and curious, ensuring that the work remains a pertinent historiographical
One example of the emotions shared with the reader was Corrie’s internal conflict of hating the Nazis and later trying to forgive them. After the war had ended, Corrie gave a sermon in Munich, speaking about how God asks people to forgive one another. When she was done speaking, a previous SS Guard in Ravensbruck, whom she did in fact recognize, came up to shake her hand. The book states, “The man thrust out his hand to shake Corrie’s, and as he did so, hatred filled her heart. She would not and could not lift her hand to shake his…Her arm stretched out as though she had no control over it , and she shook the man’s hand. As she did so, all the hatred she felt melted away, and she knew she had forgiven him (Benge & Benge, 1998, p. 192).” This depicts the emotional conflict that Corrie was undergoing to the reader, showing a powerful story of strength and forgiveness. Another way the story’s vitality was shown was by the authors’ portrayals of the characters in such a way that the reader gets to discover many aspects of them. Descriptions of the characters appearances and actions showed many facets of their personalities. One example of a character’s personality being shown was when the text states, “These desperate Jewish people had come to them for refuge, and they would not
...hemes fed their families, Alexandra’s hope was renewed continually by the promise of Emil’s future. When he dies, her dreams for his future are shattered, but her own are then able to be seen more clearly, without the filter of another person to care for. Ivar allows her to be herself to some extent, and more importantly can talk to her about things that only they can understand, about the land and the earth and the forces that move within it. Finally, Carl comes to his childhood friend’s rescue and reminds her that there is an entire world outside of Nebraska, and in that world she doesn’t always have to be the only one who truly cares. Through all of these men’s influences, Alexandra is in turn optimistic, hopeful, broken, and renewed. Without these changes within her self, she would never come to know exactly who and what she is– a farmer, a pioneer, and a woman.
Jacobs, Harriet, and Yellin, Jean. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press
Celia, A Slave by Melton McLaurin tells a true story of a female slave who was sexually exploited by her master and the trial she faced as a result. At the young age of fourteen, Celia was brought to Callaway County under her new master, Robert Newsom. Celia later murdered Newsom, in an act of self-defense, and was placed on a trial challenging the institute of slavery and the moral beliefs of anyone involved with slavery in the South. The short life of the young Celia revealed a slave girl who had pushed beyond the ideal limit of a system that denied her humanity and threatened to erode the base of the antebellum southern society.
Jacobs, Harriet. "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." The Classic Slave Narratives. Ed. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. New York: Penguin Books, 1987. 333-513.
After finished the journey with Tilly and her team Agnes felt like a burden of regret for not getting to know her sister while she was alive. This made me think about how strong of an emotion regret can be in changing a person. The play made me reflect on how regret in my life has changed me and my future actions. You can also see the change in Agnes as a person after her journey. This makes me think how we all might have some Agnes in all of us.
Brent, Linda. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Ed. L. Maria Child. San Diego:
Jacobs, Harriet A.. Incidents in the life of a slave girl. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988
Jacobs, Harriet A. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. New York: Oxford UP, 1988. Print.
...there was some sort of authority that who they had become was horrendous. They cried for the deaths of their friends, as well as the darkness inside their hearts. They cry after realization of what had happened to them while they inhabited the island. They had allowed savagery to win.
Two slave narratives that are noticed today are “ The Narrative Of Frederick Douglass” written by Douglass himself, and “ The Incidents in the life of a Slave Girl” written by Harriet Jacobs. Both of these works contain the authors own personal accounts of slavery and how they were successfully able to escape. Although their stories end with both Douglass and Jacobs being freed, they share a similar narrative of the horrifying experience of a slave.
Slavery is a term that can create a whirlwind of emotions for everyone. During the hardships faced by the African Americans, hundreds of accounts were documented. Harriet Jacobs, Charles Ball and Kate Drumgoold each shared their perspectives of being caught up in the world of slavery. There were reoccurring themes throughout the books as well as varying angles that each author either left out or never experienced. Taking two women’s views as well as a man’s, we can begin to delve deeper into what their everyday lives would have been like. Charles Ball’s Fifty Years in Chains and Harriet Jacobs Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl were both published in the early 1860’s while Kate Drumgoold’s A Slave Girl’s Story came almost forty years later
Jacobs, Harriet. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. New York, NY: W. W. Norton &
After reading the slavery accounts of Olaudah Equiano 's "The Life of Olaudah Equiano" and Harriet Jacobs ' "Incidents In the Life of a Slave Girl", you gain knowledge of what slaves endured during their times of slavery. To build their audience aware of what life of a slave was like, both authors gives their interpretation from two different perspectives and by two different eras of slavery.