Class for 5/28

ON being Brought from Africa to America:
This reading had so many stems to it: the undertones of a greater meaning: undertones of being grateful for comming here, refernces to god and lines that seem to carry a double meaning. the entire work to me, seems to have been scripted very well and delivered on the page.

"To the Right Honoroble William": this piece is also craftily written and like bri said it seems like the character appeals to the person the letter is addressed to in a broader sense first, but slowly comes around to talking about the slaves which is really what the writing is about the main theme seems to carry an under note about being trapped and wanitng freedom.

Harriet Jacobs "Incidents in the life of a Slave Girl":
Starts off innocently enough, but the character things take a turn for the worse when the girl in telling here story says that as she turned 15, her master started coming on to her and whispering foul words in her ear, and when she would refuse to give him what he desired he would tell her and she was his "property"..I felt bad for her because she had no one to turn to, because her Mistress instead of protecting her was jealoused of her. Beauty is a curse to the slave girl, because she will be even more envied by her Mistress, and misused by mer master. It makes me feel really bad that people who knew that was wrong kept their quiet and not respond to the matter and try to put an end to it. Mrs, Flint the Mistress instead of keeping a closer eye and lock on her husband, instead speant her time living in suspicion of her slaves, this is a really ignorant way to live in my opinion and i think she should have known better. It says that she did keep an eye on her husband, but apparently it was not close enough in my opinion. its sad that he threatened her with death just because she did not want to have sex with him. The slave never wished ill will on her Mistress which is strange to me because the Mistress was not very nice to her. Surprisingly the mistress did offer a little aid, and that alone means that even the most corrupt people can be merciful. was nice to learn her name was "Linda"..Its sad that she had to get pregnant for her master to eas off on his intentions, this is overall a depresssing and realistic tale to me:

Sojournet Truth: "Aint i a woman": I must admit that this is the first speech that i have ever read that gave me chills even though i was not present when it was given. She spoke so intelligently especially whe nseh said that "Nobody ever helped me into a carriage." this sentence is so true, men back then talked about what needed to be done for a lady yet the slave women were not considered ladies except when it cameto sex. perhaps the most unforgettable statement to me was whe she said that eve, the first woman was strong enough to turn the world upside down, so several women aught to be able to turn it back right side up. she is right, women bring life into this world so they deserve equal rights, whether they are black, caucasian, or white.

Blog for Mansfield Park

I really liked the movie because the lead female cahracter seems indipendent yet she dealt with everything that was done wrong to wher with diligence and deilcacy. it was a very nice film and i enjoyed it (the 1998 version anyway. And ofcourse it would not b jane Austin without the miraculous happy ending..which of-course it soon showed up

what i think women in literature means

1. To me, women in literature is a broad subject and contains different themes:
• One could argue that is about women who are discriminated against, liberated women, women in high society, and women who have inspired new forms of literature.
• Some admirable authors in literature are Jane Austin, Zadee Smith, Grace Nichols, and more.
• For the modern age, women in literature is an evolutionary process, constantly comparing and contrasting the roles of women throughout time, in literature and how those roles have changed or remained the same.
• Women in literature also holds a political view, for example, Senator Hilary Clinton wrote a book which had put her in literature and she, herself is a strong individual in history.
• I do not believe that the “Women In Literature” can be defined in one particular way because everyone had his/her own ideas of what those words together signify.