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Vinny Gambini
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Q14
Can anyone explain why C, and not D is correct? The author says that Jacob's audience was the free women of the day, thus Jacobs chose to write within the 'domestic novel genre' of the day. Isn't that what D says?
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Atticus Finch
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Re: Q14
Good question to look at on this passage.
The passage is about how Harriet Jacobs used the domestic novel framework for her story because she was writing to the women that were free during that time.
Why did she write this? So that people would sympathize with her and understand her situation as a slave. This line can be found in lines 15-17.
Think about why she wanted free women to hear her story. These free women may hear stories about how enslaved women were not with their children or desired partner as a possible spouse. She wants a platform to say why her hierarchy of values are different from that of free women. She, and other enslaved women, had to think about making sure their significant other will not be harmed, or the struggles that her children will endure.
Jacobs uses her situation of slavery to show that enslaved people also cherish the idea of family and domestic living. Since this is the case according to Jacobs, her readers would then be forced to expand their previous views of those values.
The author defends Jacobs against critics, so the author's evaluation of Jacobs' narrative will be looked at positively.
Answer choice C states that those autobiographical narratives that force readers to view certain familiar cultural values (family, domestic living, etc) in a wider context (includes enslaved people having those same values, but perhaps a different hierarchy) are thereby more valuable.
That looks great!
Answer choice D) The author no doubt approves of the idea of Jacobs using the domestic novel as a vehicle to spread her message. However, this is not what the author admires. It is how these free women will come to understand enslaved women and how they have the same values, but perhaps a different hierarchy due to their situation. Instead, it is the use of the values and how the free women view those values that allows for those that were enslaved to be understood.
The passage is about how Harriet Jacobs used the domestic novel framework for her story because she was writing to the women that were free during that time.
Why did she write this? So that people would sympathize with her and understand her situation as a slave. This line can be found in lines 15-17.
Think about why she wanted free women to hear her story. These free women may hear stories about how enslaved women were not with their children or desired partner as a possible spouse. She wants a platform to say why her hierarchy of values are different from that of free women. She, and other enslaved women, had to think about making sure their significant other will not be harmed, or the struggles that her children will endure.
Jacobs uses her situation of slavery to show that enslaved people also cherish the idea of family and domestic living. Since this is the case according to Jacobs, her readers would then be forced to expand their previous views of those values.
The author defends Jacobs against critics, so the author's evaluation of Jacobs' narrative will be looked at positively.
Answer choice C states that those autobiographical narratives that force readers to view certain familiar cultural values (family, domestic living, etc) in a wider context (includes enslaved people having those same values, but perhaps a different hierarchy) are thereby more valuable.
That looks great!
Answer choice D) The author no doubt approves of the idea of Jacobs using the domestic novel as a vehicle to spread her message. However, this is not what the author admires. It is how these free women will come to understand enslaved women and how they have the same values, but perhaps a different hierarchy due to their situation. Instead, it is the use of the values and how the free women view those values that allows for those that were enslaved to be understood.
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Atticus Finch
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Re: Q14
I also would like to know why E isn't the answer.
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Re: Q14
it's because she never actually used two genres...
Jacobs never used two genres; she only used the domestic narrative.
She was able to produce an "slave narrative" effect by SOLELY using the domestic narrative, called "anti domestic narrative."
This is totally different from using 2 genes but use only one genre to produce an effect that makes it look like that she has used two.
Jacobs never used two genres; she only used the domestic narrative.
She was able to produce an "slave narrative" effect by SOLELY using the domestic narrative, called "anti domestic narrative."
This is totally different from using 2 genes but use only one genre to produce an effect that makes it look like that she has used two.
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