Compare Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass based upon the following central quotations from each narrative: Slavery is terrible for men; but it...

Harriet
Jacobs and her Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl andin his are two of the most
significant works in a genre called fugitive slave narrative. They were written at a similar
time; though Jacobs was hesitant to publish hers, Douglass wrote several versions of his story
over several decades. Both of these former slaves managed to escape to the North and wanted to
expose slavery for the evil thing it was. While they share that common theme in their writing,
each of them has a unique perspective and voice which is reflected in their stories.  

Douglass says this:

You have seen how a man was
mad a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.

This reveals two important things about his narrative. First, it is told from a mans
perspective, and second, he is the hero of his own story. His slave experience certainly
demonstrates emotional aspects of his life, but it primarily recounts...