Slave Narrative Blog # 1
I am about to read a Slave narrative by Annie L. Burton called “Memories of Childhood Slave Days.” I’m actually not sure what to expect from this narrative, but I’m fairly sure that her stories will either be along the lines of telling how slavery was bad and how slave children weren’t treated well, will talk about how good life was as a slave child, or will introduce unopinionated stories. I am leaning more towards expecting stories that portray the fact that slavery was bad. However, I’m not sure enough about the theory, and would feel more comfortable expecting both. If my theory is somewhat correct then the text may include stories that tell how the slaveowning family treated the slave children and every other slave around the children.
English teachers have discussed why students should not just read the words they see on the pages, but analyze them, why the author would write them, and what they provide to the entire picture (in this case slavery.) Learning from them, I am going to need to do exactly what they would like me to. Any writer has the capability to indirectly present an idea, or, in other words, say something without actually saying it. I expect to be on the receiving end of this action when I read, and I hope to be interested.
