Ebook {Epub PDF} Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs

Summary. As the narrative opens, Linda Brent recounts the "unusually fortunate circumstances" of her early childhood before she realized she was a slave. Linda's father is a carpenter who — because of his extraordinary skills — is granted many of the privileges of a free man. The chapter introduces Linda's mother, her brother William, and her Uncle Benjamin, who is sold at age ten. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl opens with an introduction in which the author, Harriet Jacobs, states her reasons for writing an autobiography. Her story is painful, and she would rather have kept it private, but she feels that making it Cited by: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself Linda Brent (Harriet Jacobs) "Northerners know nothing at all about Slavery. They think it is perpetual bondage only. They have no conception of the depth of _degradation_ involved in that word, SLAVERY; if they had, they would never cease their.

Once, Linda sees two children playing together: a white girl and her slave and illegitimate sister. The two are laughing together now, but Linda knows the white girl will grow up beautiful and uncorrupted until her wedding day, while the slave will be forced to drink from "the cup of sin.". Harriet Ann Jacobs introduces her autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, one of two antebellum slave narratives that address'the particular problems faced by women slaves. The verse from Isaiah is a clear signal to Jacobs' readers that Incidents is not another "as-told-to" slave narrative, co-written by white editors in order to. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Written by Herself. by Harriet A. Jacobs (Harriet Ann), and Lydia Maria Francis Child, , edited by.

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl opens with an introduction in which the author, Harriet Jacobs, states her reasons for writing an autobiography. Her story is painful, and she would rather have kept it private, but she feels that making it public may help the antislavery movement. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself Linda Brent (Harriet Jacobs) "Northerners know nothing at all about Slavery. They think it is perpetual bondage only. They have no conception of the depth of _degradation_ involved in that word, SLAVERY; if they had, they would never cease their. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Written by Herself: Electronic Edition. Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), Child, Lydia Maria Francis, , ed. by Funding from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition supported the electronic publication of this title. Text scanned (OCR) by Carlene Hempel.