We were all ranked together at the valuation. Men and women, old and young, married and single, were ranked with horses, sheep,
and swine. There were horses and men, cattle and women, pigs and children, all holding the same rank in the scale of being, and all were subjected to the same narrow examination. Silvery-headed age and sprightly youth, maids and matrons had to undergo the same indelicate inspection. At this moment, I saw more clearly than ever the brutalizing effects of slavery upon both slave and slaveholder. —Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,
Frederick Douglass
How does the imagery in the passage help Douglass achieve his purpose?
It shows how closely Douglass observed the conditions around him.
It shows what a marketplace was like at the time.
It shows how enslaved people were treated as less than human.
It shows how enslaved children competed with pigs for a meal.
She embraces her "white" features such as thin lips and pointed nose and rejects her "blackness."
Explanation:
“Their Eyes Were Watching God” published in 1937 is one of Zora Neale Hurston’s most famous novels. One of the characters Mrs. Turner is light skinned and wants to be called as white. She is a racist against black people. This quality of her character is also pointed out by her name “Turner” who wants to “turn” from black to white.
