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Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman And Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl

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Slavery is a huge part of the United States' history and is something everyone should learn about so it does not get repeated in the future. “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” is a story of a slave that goes through many challenges to become free. Similarly, the readings “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”, “Priceless Instruction”, and “No Rest" from Twelve Years a Slave” all deal with characters that have gone through many struggles because of slavery. There are numerous similarities between this film and the readings. A common theme between the film “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman”, and the readings “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”, “Priceless Instruction”, and “No Rest" from Twelve Years a Slave” is slavery.
The main character Jane in the film “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and Linda in the reading “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Harriet Jacobs”, have both gone through many similar challenges in their lives during slavery. These challenges allowed both characters to maintain a strong exterior along with itching them many life lessons to pass along. The main character Jane in the film “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” wanted to go to the free states (the North) in order to receive the life she wanted. In order to do this Jane needed to go through many challenges before she was able to reach her …show more content…

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