Rhetorical Analysis Of Ain T I A Woman

Equality should be the foundation of peace in the world. Sojourner Truth, an ex-slave and women’s rights muckraker presented a speech at a women’s rights convention titled “Ain’t I a Woman” (1851). She explicates the need for revision of the rules within her society to motivate the audience to push for rights equal to all. Truth elaborates difference between men and women by using the repetition of rhetorical questions and illuminates the advantage of being a white woman versus an African-American one. She also humorizes her speech by satirizing the masculinity of men and entertaining the audience with her uncommon personality. In the first half of the speech, Truths mission is to spark the unclassified manumission of black women from the
She eradicates the masculinity of men by reminding them of their insignificance in the birth of God. She states, “If the first woman god ever created was strong enough to turn the world upside down … these women together ought to be able to turn it right side up again! And the men better let them.” This humorizes her speech to stagger the audience with her conclusion and leave them in amaze and suspense with her rebellious and unladylike personality in hopes to make her actions intrinsic within others and shared throughout her society and history. Sojourner Truth incorporates equality flawlessly into her speech about women’s rights. She expounds the inequitable rules and racism in her society and actively rebels against it. She leaves the audience with a sense of motivation and makes it clear that it is our responsibility to push for a change in the laws and demystify the perception of equality in the world. Today, we use her speech as a tool to challenge others with the same message and insight them to finally make the world equal for