I have read Lydia Maria Child, in “Letter from New-York” and while understanding that this was published in the Era of Reform I am unsure of her actual message. At first knowing that child was an abolitionist, I thought perhaps that the trial of Amelia Norman was not just a case about a strongly biased society and legal system that limited the rights of a woman of the night. I started thinking that was Norman a free African American that was being tried during this delicate time in our history. I could not find anything that would lead me to believe this was the case. Child speaks of the twelve thousand guilty men who solicit the prostitutes (776). I am thinking that she is speaking to the woman that they are not just servants to the pleasure
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I did not know the definition of epigraph at the time of writing this assignment. I read the assignment and was instantly captivated to the plight of the difficult life of Linda Brent. As I sit down to write my answer to this question I find that both of her epigraphs speak exactly to theme of how wrong slavery was in the south (922). It speaks of how ignorant the free northern states were to the entire issue of degradation of the enslaved population. Her second epigraph addresses the need for women to read this as I believe it is a wakeup call to the second class status of woman in our country during this period. Jacobs is certainly trying to appeal to her female reader’s humanity and their gaining influence in society. I would imagine that the language that Jacobs used within described of particular hardships that only a woman could relate to and that is the barbarian way that men treated slave women during that day. I believe she was equating the fact to those free women that they were enslaved to obey the whims of their …show more content…
Harriet Jacob’s in “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” spoke of how she knew her life would be in danger, but that her will to be free and to be seen as more than a position spoke louder than a bill of sale. I believe all of humankind is good at heart, but becomes polluted by traditions, wealth and the status quo. The pieces this week spoke to me of the great suffering that occurred for minorities while it be slaves or a tormented soul on trial as described in Lydia Maria Child’s “Letter from New York”. As America began to flourish and expand it was evident that not all were treated as equals. For those who knew of these injustices it took a select few to narrate their stores whether true or fictional to the masses to waken the sleeping sense of humanity and love. I guess that what unifies these readings is the fact that we must take action to get results. If one rests on their laurels than they have no one to blame but themselves for the condition and the state of their life. While great risk may be a result for self the greater good for the cause sometimes has to be the fire that burns one through the trials of suffering. If you think about the fact that it was 1919 until woman had the right to vote, then I would say that perseverance is a unifying principle to these stories. A
I did not know the definition of epigraph at the time of writing this assignment. I read the assignment and was instantly captivated to the plight of the difficult life of Linda Brent. As I sit down to write my answer to this question I find that both of her epigraphs speak exactly to theme of how wrong slavery was in the south (922). It speaks of how ignorant the free northern states were to the entire issue of degradation of the enslaved population. Her second epigraph addresses the need for women to read this as I believe it is a wakeup call to the second class status of woman in our country during this period. Jacobs is certainly trying to appeal to her female reader’s humanity and their gaining influence in society. I would imagine that the language that Jacobs used within described of particular hardships that only a woman could relate to and that is the barbarian way that men treated slave women during that day. I believe she was equating the fact to those free women that they were enslaved to obey the whims of their …show more content…
Harriet Jacob’s in “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” spoke of how she knew her life would be in danger, but that her will to be free and to be seen as more than a position spoke louder than a bill of sale. I believe all of humankind is good at heart, but becomes polluted by traditions, wealth and the status quo. The pieces this week spoke to me of the great suffering that occurred for minorities while it be slaves or a tormented soul on trial as described in Lydia Maria Child’s “Letter from New York”. As America began to flourish and expand it was evident that not all were treated as equals. For those who knew of these injustices it took a select few to narrate their stores whether true or fictional to the masses to waken the sleeping sense of humanity and love. I guess that what unifies these readings is the fact that we must take action to get results. If one rests on their laurels than they have no one to blame but themselves for the condition and the state of their life. While great risk may be a result for self the greater good for the cause sometimes has to be the fire that burns one through the trials of suffering. If you think about the fact that it was 1919 until woman had the right to vote, then I would say that perseverance is a unifying principle to these stories. A