REFLECTION

Reflection: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Reflection: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

The “Incidents in the life of a slave girl” by Harriet Jacobs, is the autobiography about the author's life as a slave girl. The story describes her journey through life as a slave girl, the problems and hurdles she faces in protecting and reuniting with her children. She wanted to keep her story private but decided to share it with the world in the hopes of helping other slaves and the antislavery movement (Jacobs, 1861). Jacobs eventually managed to escape from slavery and became an ...