Letters From a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs

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Summary: A pretty good book ...
Review: The story of Harriet Ann Jacobs is an interesting story that is brought out by this book. The book shows how people can live out their lives with such a big weight on their shoulders. Harriet is a clever person that knows clever people like her grandmother and Samuel Sawyer. She was a strong character that never gave up on life. The story starts when she is 12 and her mistress Mrs. Horniblow dies and she has hope that in her will she will let Harriet free. She speaks this hope by writing to her dead mother in her book in letter form. Harriet's hart is broken when her mistress/friend does not let her go but only is given to a terrible owner, that makes ... advances on her he states that he is in control of her in every way and he can use her in any. After this she has [physical activity] with a man named Samuel Sawyer to ward away Dr.Norcom her new owner, after this she tells her first love to go away. After about a year she had a girl following her first boy. She was then faced with the dilemma of freedom or her children. This is an interesting that helps remind us of how lucky we are to have freedom. I liked this book but with all the writing errors it could be hard to read at times and this would get annoying. I enjoyed reading this book.

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Summary: Letters From A Slave Girl
Review: The story, "Letters From A Slave Girl" is an excellent book! This book revealed the thoughts and feelings of a slave girl named Harriet Jacobs. She wrote what she felt in the form of a letter to loved ones. She describes her pain and emotions in the letters so really it is a diary. In the story she runs from her master, Doctor Norcom, to save her two children. She lives on the plantation still, but she hides in a cabin. She grieves because she can hear her children playing outside, but, she can not reveal that she is there because they might tell Doctor Norcom where she is. In conclusion, this book is excellent and I would recommend it to anyone interested in black history.

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Summary: ok book___reviewed by S.Miller
Review: The story, Letters from a Slave Girl: The story of Harriet Jacobs by Mary E. Lyons, tells about the life of a slave girl named Harriet Jacobs who was able to survive slavery. This book is dramatic at times and still very suspenseful. It tells about Harriet's hardships, her first love, and about the type of men she trusts and turns to in time of need. Harriet's family is very important to her, as it is obvious in this book. Harriet turns to her family more than anyone else in this book. They are the only ones she knows she can come to at any time.
Harriet was harassed by one of her owners when she was about 14 years of age. He wouldn't actually touch her or threaten to touch her till she was older. Harriet met her first love R at a dance. They were in love at first sight and wanted to be together all the time. When R was finally free he asked Harriet to marry him. When Harriet asked Dr. Norcom for his permission he said if she wanted to be married she would have to marry one of his slaves. Just to make Harriet miserable he said if he ever found out whom she wanted to marry, he would have him shot down in the very spot he stood. Harriet, afraid for R's life, told him to go away and have a good life. Harriet then met a man who said that he would offer her any attention she needed. His name was Samuel Sawyer. Harriet went to him and had sex with him. She was using him as a sort of protection. Also she thought he might be able to help her find freedom. Turns out that Samuel Sawyer and Dr Norcom aren't good friends because of something happening a long time ago. When Harriet found out that she was pregnant she told Dr Norcom that she was pregnant she finally won a battle, but the war was not won yet.
I think this is an ok book, but I wouldn't suggest it to people who are looking to an interesting book. But this is an ok book to read in school.

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Summary: This was not an interesting book. reviewed by hrfhyjtftrtd
Review: This book "Letters From a Slave Girl" describes the story of a young girl named Harriet Ann Jacobs life as a slave in Edenton North Carolina. Her story is told in the form of letters that she writes to her loved ones who have either died or escaped to the north. Her master, who taught her how to read and write, has passed away. She was given away to the Norcom family. They treated her very unfairly. Dr. Norcom even sexually harassed her. Therefore, to protect herself from him, she had two children with a man named Samuel Sawyer. When she had the opportunity to run away, she didn't because she did not want to leave her children behind. So instead, she goes into hiding at her Gran's house for seven years. Then, she made a plan to escape to the north and meet her children there. I personally did not enjoy this book. Most of the story took place in the seven years that she was hiding. It was very boring to read about her being in a small attic like space in her grandmother's house. I would have enjoyed the book a little better if it told more about what happened to her when she was in the north. I wouldn't recommend this book to a middle school aged kid or class.

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Summary: Letters from a Slave Girl is a story you should not pass up!
Review: This is a powerful story that will capture the reader's attention and evoke many strong emotions. Readers will be shocked to learn what many women had to endure during the time of slavery. Mary E. Lyons give detailed accounts of seventeen years of Harriet's life as a slave. Her book is written in the form of letters that Harriet writes to people who are no longer with her. Because Lyons has given so many detailed accounts of Harriet's life as a slave, the reader truly understands and feels compassion for her. In addition, Lyons helps readers distinguish what is truly historical by including actual plantation maps, photographs, drawings, and family trees in the back of the book which depict the characters and settings of the story. All this factual information impacts the readers and adds to the further understanding of the unjust life that slaves had to live. The two strong conflicts in this book are person vs. society and person vs. self. These conflicts are clearly seen throughout the book and Harriet is determined to resolve them no matter what it takes. This book would be excellent to read in the middle school grades. Not only does the story teach students about the injustices and unfair treatment that slaves had to face, but it is a story that will definitely intrigue students, hold their interest, and have them asking questions about the time of slavery.

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Summary: GREAT!
Review: wonderful wonderful book, i love how it was alll letters. It made it very fabulous. Ya i loved it more than words can say.