Harriet and Jacobs Paper.
Write a three to five page, double-spaced essay (1 inch margins, 12 point font style) on one
of the issues below.
1. “He that is willing to be a slave, let him be a slave.” (32) How is Harriet’s life the antithesis of this ?
2. In your opinion which is the stronger theme in Jacobs’s work, the oppression of slavery or the oppression of patriarchy.
3. Much of the story hinges upon control and power over another human being. Discuss how the most powerless figure in Edenton, North Carolina, could become one of the most powerful.
4. Racism predominates in nearly all of Harriet’s relationships, both during her years as a slave and during her time living as a free person in the North. Use examples from the text to discuss how racism was at the core of most social relationships between blacks and whites in Harriet’s 19th century world.