Slave Girl Outline
Life of a Slave Girl Outline
I. Introduction:
A. Background to piece of literature
a. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
b. This was written by Harriet Jacobs under the false name Linda Brent. It was one of the first slave narratives written by a woman and took an interesting view on slavery. From the eyes of not just a slave but a slave with children she captures the reader through a focus on motherhood.
c. Thesis/Argument: The most effective argument was abolitionists appealing to both pro and anti-slavery mothers and using their shared experience of motherhood to create a bond between them.
II. II. Abolitionists used the appeal to the emotions, specifically the bond between mother and child. This was an effective way to get through to readers because they cannot resist emotional pleas.
A. “I suffered for air even more than for light. But I was not comfortless. I heard the voices of my children” (107).
a. Brent was …show more content…
IV. She justified her escape from slavery by claiming she was doing it for her children.
A. “I tried to be thankful for my little cell, dismal as it was, even to love it, as part of the price I had paid for the redemption of my children”(110).
a. Brent was not concerned about her own momentary suffering because she was escaping slavery for the benefit of her children. She believes she needs to suffer and accepts this in return for their brighter future.
B. “My relatives were constantly on the lookout for a chance of escape; but none offered that seemed practicable, and even tolerably safe”(109).
a. Brent’s plan was to escape with her children, to the north, so they can all live together as free slaves. The hardships she endured were simply part of that plan to reunite her family in freedom from bondage.
V. V. Conclusion
A. Thesis/Argument: The most effective argument was abolitionists appealing to both pro and anti-slavery mothers and used their shared experience of motherhood to create a bond between them.
B. So
I. Introduction:
A. Background to piece of literature
a. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
b. This was written by Harriet Jacobs under the false name Linda Brent. It was one of the first slave narratives written by a woman and took an interesting view on slavery. From the eyes of not just a slave but a slave with children she captures the reader through a focus on motherhood.
c. Thesis/Argument: The most effective argument was abolitionists appealing to both pro and anti-slavery mothers and using their shared experience of motherhood to create a bond between them.
II. II. Abolitionists used the appeal to the emotions, specifically the bond between mother and child. This was an effective way to get through to readers because they cannot resist emotional pleas.
A. “I suffered for air even more than for light. But I was not comfortless. I heard the voices of my children” (107).
a. Brent was …show more content…
IV. She justified her escape from slavery by claiming she was doing it for her children.
A. “I tried to be thankful for my little cell, dismal as it was, even to love it, as part of the price I had paid for the redemption of my children”(110).
a. Brent was not concerned about her own momentary suffering because she was escaping slavery for the benefit of her children. She believes she needs to suffer and accepts this in return for their brighter future.
B. “My relatives were constantly on the lookout for a chance of escape; but none offered that seemed practicable, and even tolerably safe”(109).
a. Brent’s plan was to escape with her children, to the north, so they can all live together as free slaves. The hardships she endured were simply part of that plan to reunite her family in freedom from bondage.
V. V. Conclusion
A. Thesis/Argument: The most effective argument was abolitionists appealing to both pro and anti-slavery mothers and used their shared experience of motherhood to create a bond between them.
B. So