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On Being Brought From Africa To America Summary

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The author of “On Being Brought from Africa to America” is Phillis Wheatley. Phillis Wheatley has several significances as a poet. Phillis Wheatley writes most of her poems based on things that influence her though out her life, such as famous authors Wheatley studied Alexander Pope and Thomas Gray. According to The National Women’s History Museum, at the age of fourteen, Phillis Wheatley write poems and publishing “An Elegiac Poem, on the Death of the Celebrated Divine George Whitefield” in the year of 1770. Robert Hayden is the author of “A Letter from Phillis Wheatley”. Robert Hayden has significances that are important, that made him a poet. In 1940, Robert Hayden writes his first book of poems at the age of twenty- seven and it named …show more content…

In “On Being Bought from Africa to America”, Wheatley describes her perspective about her journey to America. In the beginning of the poem, line one says, “Twas mercy brought me from my pagan land,” Phillis Wheatley’s meaning behind it is an amazing miracle to leave Africa to start a new life. In lines two to four, Phillis Wheatley explains how she unexpectedly found in Christianity when she did not think she need god in her life. It shows that even during the worst time in life there is something that will give you strength to make it through life. In lines, five and six, Phillis Wheatley talks about being treat badly by others because of their color. In addition, their color is consider evil. In lines, seven and eight, Wheatley is telling Christians that anyone can worship Christianity. Africa people are well educated and they would go to heaven like everyone else. I pick Phillis Whitley’s poem because I feel that it is important about what Wheatley is talking about how people should not be discriminated for their races or ethnicity. Phillis Wheatley speaks for everyone, not just her own people. Wheatley believes in equality and

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