Similarities Between Frederick Douglass And Harriet Jacobs

A slave narrative is a type of literary work that is written by a former enslaved Africans in Great Britain and its colonies, including the later United States, Canada, and Caribbean nations. Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs both wrote slave narratives. They differentiate from slave codes, the being bible used to justify slavery, running away in concern of safety for children and the time of slave rebellion. Their similarities varied from them both learning to read and write, and their white masters were abusing them. Underground railroad and Fugitive slave act were important things that contributed to the life of slaves. Slave narratives were pretty similar between both genders but their stories did have some differences.

The difference between the two is that Harriet Jacobs decided to run away in concern for the safety of her children. Also, that it was during the time of the Nat Turner slave rebellion which made her life more difficult. “Slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women. Superadded to the burden common to all, they have wrongs, and sufferings, and mortifications peculiarly their own.(14.6)” On the other hand, Frederick Douglass uses Slave codes to escape. He also explains how the Bible was used to justify the acts of slavery. …show more content…
“ Miss Nash taught me to read and spell a privilege given to very few slaves.”(1.3) Their white masters abused them both. “No matter whether the slave girl be as black as ebony or as fair as her mistress. In either case, there is no shadow of law to protect her from insult, from violence, or even from death; all these are inflicted by fiends who bear the shape of men