Much of the story hinges upon control and power over another human being. But this is not always the white master in control of his helpless black slave woman. At one point in the story Harriet manages to reverse the control to her advantage. Discuss how the most powerless figure in Edenton, North Carolina, could become one of the most powerful.
Harriet Ann Jacobs Paper 1. “He that is willing to be a slave, let him be a slave.” (32) How is Harriet’s life the antithesis of this (the opposite of this)? 2. In your opinion which is the stronger theme in Jacobs’s work, the oppression of slavery or the oppression of patriarchy (i.e., male dominance […]