Harriet Tubman Metaphor

Jayda Blanc

Girves

Research Paper

10 February 2023

Harriet Tubman once said, “ When I found I had crossed the line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through the trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in heaven,”(Tubman). This quote informs us that when she had freed and escaped slavery to not be tortured daily, which felt like heaven because it was such a relief to be free. The main point of the quote, “ I had crossed that line,” (Tubman ) is a commonly understood metaphor meaning passing from the unacceptable to acceptable. Throughout the years, from Harriet Tubman’s “When I Crossed That Line to Freedom”, to Johnny Cash’s “I Walk the

Harriet Tubman faced many obstacles such as slavery, sickness/medical condition, and becoming free. Slavery is a condition in which one human being was owned by another. According to Tubman, “Slavery is the next thing to hell,” (Tubman). Slavery was a difficult thing, with most slaves either dying or being tortured daily. Conquestly, “most women become pregnant as a result of this misuse behavior, and many other things that can happen due to this mistreatment as well,”(End Slavery Now). As a result of this unkind behavior, there were many arguments and the Civil War ensued. Racism was behind most conflicts during the time periods of the 1800s. The race relations that formed between the whites and blacks in our society today were the results of racism damaging Americana long ago. Slavery was a rough time for many people throughout the world, and it teaches us to be equal and to treat people with kindness and love. Most people who are sick rely on their physicians to get a skilled diagnosis. Harriet Tubman remarks, “ As I lay so sick on my bed from Christmas

Even though all the suffering her old master put her though she always prayed for him even on her deathbed. Harriet Tubman “suffered a traumatic injury that almost resulted in her death when a two-pound weight struck her in the head and nearly killed her” (National Parks Foundation). For the rest of her life, “she suffered from epilepsy due to this injury”(Women History). In the 1890s, she underwent surgery to try to reduce the frequency of her headaches. For the operation, she refused to be anesthetized because “ it gave her visions and dreams that she considered signs from God” ( Harriet Tubman). It has been shown that sickness can be beneficial to many people in a wide variety of ways. The reason is that you get to fight battles most people do not get to experience, but you can survive them just the same. Freedom refers to a state of independence where you can do what you like without any restrictions by anyone. Harriet Tubman