Compare And Contrast Douglass And Harriet Jacobs

Harriet Jacobs was a slave who was able to escape, and she describes her life as a slave and towards the end the start of her new life in the North in a brief narrative. In the beginning she describes her master and his vile actions, which are against her morals. She describes how sometimes he has a bad temper, but other times tries to be gentle, and states that she prefers his “stormy side.” She also describes her mistress who instead of helping her against the masters’ unruly behavior only feels jealousy and anger. In the account, she describes her master who was unrelenting in his quest to make her submit to him, and often followed her around. Harriet also scribes that she was always treated kindly until she came upon Dr. Flint. During the narrative, Harriet was locked in a shed that
There are many similarities, yet also many differences. Some similarities include that both Jacobs and Douglass worked hard to escape to freedom and were successful. But, a difference would include the way they thought of their freedom. Jacobs thought that the North imitated the customs of slavery, being that colored people had the right to purchase a ticket, yet had to ride in the filthiest sections of the train. Though in the South, they were able to ride in the train cars behind the whites without having the “privilege” of paying. Yet, Douglass didn’t complain about the train cars, because he was much too nervous about being captured, so they have different viewpoints of the North when they first arrive. Another difference would be that Jacobs had children before she escaped and she had to leave them behind, but Douglass had no children to leave behind and was able to cut his ties much more freely. Lastly, another similarities is they both faced the dangers of being captured and sent back to their owners. In conclusion, both Jacobs and Douglass had alike yet disparate experiences with slavery and pathways to