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Our Nig Passage Id 1 Analysis

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Passage ID 1: This passage is from Our Nig by Harriet Wilson, which was published in 1859. Overall, this passage perfectly exemplifies a theme found throughout the novel: that Frado is treated as less than human. This is portrayed through the characterization of Mrs. B’s rage and how it contrasts with Frado’s treatment. For example, after deciding to not beat Frado, Mr. B“left the house, as he usually did when a tempest threatened to envelop him.” In other words, Mrs. B’s emotions are a tempest- a violent storm- that often try to drag Mr. Bellmont into the chaos the emotions creates. Her emotions aren’t human- they’re a force of nature and little can stop them. Basically, this seems to imply that Mrs. B’s rage is inevitable and natural as there …show more content…

by Willa Cather, which was published in 1913. Within this passage, Cather utilizes contrasting imagery to characterize Alexandra as a steady and orderly outdoorsperson. Cather first sets up the contrast by describing Alexandra’s home as “unfinished and uneven in comfort” with rooms ranging from “papered, carpeted, over-furnished” to “almost bare.” The only rooms of the house that are enjoyable are the ones where other people have made them livable- the kitchen, where her girl helpers work, and the sitting-room, where all the furniture was from her family’s old house. In short, Cather is saying that Alexandra’s home is disorganized and chaotic. And since the home is where the heart is, this would seem to imply that Alexandra too is disorganized and inconsistent. However, as Cather makes clear at the end of the passage, Alexandra’s true home “is the big out-of-doors”, which means her character should be judged by how she keeps her outside space. In contrast to her actual house, you can feel “the order and fine arrangement manifest all over” the minute you step outside into her garden, with “symmetrical pasture ponds” and a “white row of beehives.” In other words, Alexandra’s home is constant and organized- everything has its place and it’s not chaotic like the house she lives in. Therefore, Alexandra herself is steady and orderly, especially when it comes to the

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