Question

Read this excerpt from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs:

Answer 1

Answer: D. 2 and 3

In this excerpt, we can see the friendship that has developed between a white and a black character. This inclusion is important, because it challenges various common stereotypes. The text shows that Southern society was complex, and not all white people were bad, just as not all black people were good. This approach was uncommon in abolitionist literature at the time. It also shows how slave owners and their slaves sometimes developed deep friendships.