Essay about Slave Narrative Comparison (Douglass and...

Alysha McFall @02640589 Humanities I Paper Due: Feb. 18 Douglass/ Beloved Slave narratives are published diaries of the different experiences slaves undergo while enslaved. They can be written in many different styles and from extremely different points of view. Although they are all slaves, they all have different experiences on their plantations either better or worse. The Narrative of Fredrick Douglass: an American Slave was written by Fredrick Douglass in a chronological style. He went from childhood to present and basically told a story about his life. Beloved by Toni Morrison, is a factual novel that tells the story of a slave by using flashbacks, or re-memories, because the main character is not a slave in the present†¦show more content†¦During his early childhood, he was separated from his mother because his master did not want either one of them having an emotional connection to each other. Later on, his master died and his new owner put his grandmother up in a hut to rot until her death, instead of freeing her. Because of his co nstant separation from his family, it was very hard for him to get close to people because he always knew in the back of his mind that they would only be forced to separate. Detachment among family is a life-changing event and can really make people lonely. In both stories, the audience can see that the masters never really think about how the way they treat their slaves might be affecting them as a person. The way slave owners â€Å"discipline† their slaves is also a huge issue that affected the slaves’ overall emotional state, as well as the way the masters are â€Å"punished† for their wrong doings. In Beloved, Sethe was whipped, almost to death, by School Teacher’s nephews because she told him that his nephews had been treating her poorly. Neither of the boys ever received punishment for this deed. This novel does not have very many punishment scenarios and it is not a big theme in this book. School Teachers opinion of discipline is very differ ent form Mr. Garner’s, the Sweet Home master. Mr. Garner said you have to give your slaves respect and they respect you back, he even considered their opinion in many of hisShow MoreRelatedThe Life Of Frederick Douglass Context1479 Words   |  6 PagesIntroduction Behind Frederick Douglass context, Douglass was a former slave who became one of the most successful abolitionist of the 19th century. With his oratorical appeals, in 1852, Douglass delivered a speech that changed the views of millions over the Fourth of July. By using the experience Douglas has encountered as a slave, the historical context to support his argument and certain rhetorical devices, Douglass remarks a speech in order for the citizens of Rochester to be aware of the hypocrisyRead MoreThe Life Of Frederick Douglass Context1480 Words   |  6 PagesBehind Frederick Douglass context, Douglass was a former slave who became one of the most successful abolitionist of 19th century. With his oratorical and literacy appeals, in 1852, Douglass delivered a speech that changed the views of millions over the Fourth of July. By using the experience Douglas has encountered as a slave, the historical context to support his argument and certain rhetorical devices, Douglass remarks a speech in order for the leading citizens of Rochester to be aware of theRead MoreTwo Contrasting Views of Slavery in Literature: Beloved and American Negro Slavery2068 Words   |  9 PagesIn this essay, I will be examining the works of two authors on the topic of slavery in America: Ulrich B. Phillips American Negro Slavery (1918) and Toni Morrison Beloved (1987). One writes as a Southerner and a historian who is defending southern slaveholders and draws upon contemporary racial theory to justify the system as beneficial to African Americans. The other writes as an African-American woman who is looking to write women into history and in doing so, add a female voice to the pastRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesall the more lamentable. Taken together, the key themes and processes that have been selected as the focus for each of the eight essays provide a way to conceptualize the twentieth century as a coherent unit for teaching, as well as for written narrative and analysis. Though they do not exhaust the crucial strands of historical development that tie the century together—one could add, for example, nationalism and decolonization—they cover in depth the defining phenomena of that epoch, which, as