AFRICAN AMERICAN LIT
DQ 1
Read James Olney's article, "I Was Born": Slave Narratives, Their Status as Autobiography and as Literature." Choose three of his characteristics of a slave narrative. Discuss those three characteristics in Fredrick Douglass' narrative and take a stance on their significance in the text. 0 0
DQ 2
In the Fredrick Douglass's text, the sentence, "You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man." Discuss the difference in Fredrick Douglass, the narrative, the language, etc. before and after this statement. What makes this statement siginificant? 0 0
DQ 3
The Holocaust of Enslavement allowed the slave owners to employ physical and psychological tactics to control the enslaved. At times the psychological constraints were stronger than the physical constraints. The enslaved are described with animalistic characteristics. What are the descriptions? Why are they significant? What are the psychological implications of the characteristics? What is the psychological implication of the holiday on the enslaved?
Article: 46 "I WAS BORN": SLAVE NARRATIVES, THEIR STATUS AS AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND AS LITERATURE* by James Olney.