Total Page : 112
Publisher : Cliffs Notes
Publication Date : 2000 06 19
>> Great purchase
Purchasing this textbook thru this company saved me about 50 00 It came to me in perfect condition and I am very thrilled with the amount of information the book has It s really easy to read and gives lots of examples
>> Incredible and well told
Incidents in the life of a Slave Girl is the incredible life journey of Harriet Jacobs a k a Linda Brent from oppression to freedom One could scarcely believe the lengths a human soul would suffer to attain it
I was engulfed in Harriet s story There were things I never put much thought to like the lives of the slaves of kind masters were held so delicately in balance for when they die life can change so quickly and even the granting of freedom upon death can be no guarantee of freedom Harriet makes a passionate argument for why slaves even under kind masters should be set free
Harriet describes things so hard to believe I did find myself doubting like hiding in quarters so cramped she could not stand up for seven years It s not that a person wouldn t want to do that given the alternative of slavery and she didn t know initially how long she would be there It s implausible because this storage shed was on her grandmother s property and that property was under suspicion so that it was searched inside and out and no one thought to search the shed just because no one ever went in there The attic of that shed would have been the first place I d have looked even if it didn t look like it had a door Her children weren t supposed to know she was there but her son figured it out because he heard her cough Well he was just a little boy and he figured it out Surely others heard noises as well
Secondly her master sought her as he would try to woo a girlfriend When she ran away he searched for her and offered rewards as would be expected of slave owners However after seven years neigh even more he continued to travel north in search of her Even if he were smitten with her I wouldn t have expected it to last that long Considering she was his slave I would think he would have thought her forever lost property and she d been replaced except for maybe outstanding reward money Harriet said slaves were treated like dogs and people don t usually travel the states for seven years looking for lost dogs
Overlooking those details I was able to enjoy the book Harriet Jacobs was a talented writer I lived her life through her words Though it sometimes read like fiction it could not have been better told
>> Excellent Novel
Wow Where do I start This novel is the epitome of a well rounded slavery novel The details were nothing short of amazing At any given moment I can find myself vividly imagining the scenery and ambience that the novel speaks of This is one of my favorite pieces of literature and I believe everyone should experience this vivid account of Harriet s difficult ascent from slavery to freedom I only wish there was something to tell of how Harriet s life progressed where the novel leaves off
