Harriet Jacob's 'Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl' / The Attic
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A 5 page paper looking at the antebellum slave narrative Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs. The paper shows how, despite the fact that Jacobs hid in a crawl space for seven years to escape an abusive master, she preferred this to actually living with the constant threat of abuse. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: Incsla.wps

Harriet Jacobs' Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl / Historic Value
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When Harriet Jacobs' 'Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl' was published, it was probably one of the few slave narratives that dared to speak of a woman in captivity not only as a mother but also as a fiercely individual self. In this 3 page essay, the writer analyzes the book's historic value as a realistic look at the conditions endured by slaves-- particularly the reality of mental enslavement. No other sources cited.
Filename: Slavegir.wps

Virtue in the Slave Narratives of Wilson and Jacobs
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A ten page paper looking intensively at Harriet Wilson’s “Our Nig” and Harriet Ann Jacobs’ “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”. The paper shows that while both books emphasize some nineteenth-century female virtues -- particularly in regard to the protagonists’ maternal instincts -- and elicit considerable sympathy for their protagonists, they also express a greater longing for independence than was typical of women in that era. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KBblkwom.wps

Gwendolyn Brooks and Black American Youth
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A 3 page paper examining the challenges of growing up black in America, as reflected in the poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks. Three of her poems are discussed: “We Real Cool,” “The Ballad of Chocolate Mabbie,” and “Children of the Poor.” No additional sources.
Filename: KBbrooks.wps

Tennessee Williams vs. Eugene O'Neill / Realism In The American Theater
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A 9 page look at two American plays: Tennessee Williams Suddenly Last Summer and Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under Elms examples of Realism in Drama. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Realam.wps

Comparison of the Autobiographies of Mary Rowlandson, Benjamin Franklin & Olaudah Equinao
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This 5 page report discusses the differences and similarities between the stories told by these three eloquent, early Americans. Each story is completely unique and yet each offers any reader ideas about the true meanings of faith, inspiration, and freedom. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Compauto.wps

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