How does the book leverage ideas of the family to represent the damage of enslavement (consider discussing the figure of the mother, for example)?

Assignment Topic: Write a well-argued essay about Douglass’ Narrative. Your essay should

include an original topic, effective supporting claims, and strong evidence evidence that is

analyzed and discussed in innovative ways. You are not required to do research for this

assignment. However, if you use sources,  use scholarly sources. Do not rely on general

research found online. speak with me if you need help identifying a scholarly source or if

you have any questions about citations.

write your essay about one of the following topics:

  1. Resistance Literature. How is the Narrative resistance literature? How does it seek to

represent and destabilize the system of enslavement?

  1. Family: The Narrative is quite focused on the ways that enslavement affects families.

How does the book leverage ideas of the family to represent the damage of enslavement

(consider discussing the figure of the mother, for example)?

  1. Autobiography. Douglass’ Narrative is an autobiography, and so the authorial  is

particularly important. But how is the authorial  a problem for a formerly enslaved

Black man writing about his life and slavery? How does Douglass manage or address the

complicated nature of Black authorship under white oppression (and with a mostly white

reading public)?

  1. Open Question: Choose your own topic. However, if you choose your own topic, you.