Other novels that have been written from a narrative point of view, such as "Heart of Darkness," by Joseph Conrad, can still be considered credible because the bias of the author is not as prevalent in the story. In "Heart of Darkness," the reader knows what the author's opinion of the matter is, but it is not the predominant theme. ... Other narrative and historical stories, such as "Heart of Darkness," could replace "Beloved" on reading lists because the bias is less outspoken, giving these novels more credibility than "Beloved." ... Placing novels with a less predominant bias, such as...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Douglass's autobiography is one of the most important historical documents of the eighteenth century--written with the goal of abolishing slavery by reaching out to the hearts of his fellow men and women and captivating their sympathy as he describes the many roadblocks that he as a slave was forced to overcome, both physically and mentally. ... He deems that life with illiteracy is the equivalent to a life full of "mental darkness," swearing to become literate no matter the cost (66). ... He instead captures the reader's heart, invoking sympathy as the emotions pour out over the ...

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Auld had had no previous contact with slavery prior to his arrival, and as such, she was unsullied by its darkness. Initially, she is very cordial and kind-hearted to him, even offering to teach him the ABCs. ... (pg. 77) Douglass describes how slavery, while keeping him down, also causes her to abandon the initial qualities he had found surprisingly different in her; she becomes cold-hearted and quick to anger, and no longer generous, as she was when he first arrived. ... One cannot help but be affected by the multitude of evils that Douglass witnessed and experienced; as Douglass writes ...

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All over the world the modern era is being born that leads to the industrial revolution. In upstate New York, a man made river is cutting through the wilderness. The Erie Canal is born, which is the biggest construction project in the western world in the last 4,000 years. It is over 300 miles long,...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the two examples I gave we see how the heart of the black man was taken out of his depiction. ... If these narratives proved anything it showed these narrators delving back into the dark world of slavery and how they were bound by it. ...

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When revealing the darker side to servitude though, she does not necessarily petition to those of authority who can bring about change due to her lack of firsthand knowledge and the additional elements of fiction that skew the integrity of the slave experience. ...

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Slave culture had at its heart a set of cultural themes, forms of artistic expression, a religion, a family pattern, and a community structure which set blacks apart from whites and enabled them to form and control a world of their own values and definitions . ... He stated: It was a new and special revelation, explaining dark and mysterious things, with which my youthful understanding had struggled, but struggled in vain. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I assert most unhesitatingly, that the religion of the south is a mere covering for the most horrid crimes, -a justifier of the most appalling barbarity, -a sanctifier of the most hateful frauds, -and a dark shelter under, which the darkest, foulest, grossest, and most infernal deeds of slaveholders find the strongest protection." ...

• Word Count: 1984
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Frederick Douglass Born 1818 (?) in Tuckahoe, Maryland Died 1895 in Washington D.C. Frederick Douglass was the leading spokesman of African Americans in the 1800's. Never knowing his mother or even the identity of his father, he was born a slave and escaped to the north when he was twenty years...

• Word Count: 5595
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• Grade Level: High School