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passage 2
P1
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Intro topic ·
Autobiography of Harriet A. Jacobs
Provides the perpective of a female slave
Jacob's narrative approach ·
Genre of the domestic novel
Emphasized popular values (e.g., the importance of marriage, identity, home, and family)
Jacobs' rationale ·
Appeal to free women, gain their sympathy, broaden their understanding
P2
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Critics' perspective ·
Using genre conventions detracts from Jacobs' narrative
The conventions of the sentimental domestic novel overshadow the slave narrative in Jacobs' story
Author's perspective ·
Jacobs' use of genre conventions provides greater perspective on slavery
Uses the genre to contrast the lives of free women and of slave women
Illustrate contrast ·
between typical sentimental domestic narrative and Jacobs' version
Protagonist doesn't marry love interest, leaves family and child to pursue freedom
Jacobs' perspective ·
Slave women's views and experiences are very different from those of free women
Main point ·
Jacobs' narrative should be viewed as "antidomestic novel"
Uses conventions of domestic genre to subvert that same genre, highlights the need for a different perspective to understand the lives of slave women
Passage Style
Critique or debate
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