Activity 4 “Ain’t I a Woman?”
Why do you think the speaker uses the word “children”? She wants the audience to view her as a wise mother figure. She has wisdom and knowledge based on her experiences
Describe the speaker’s attitude Truth’s attitude is one of outrage
What do we understand about her character and her life? Truth is physically strong and capable of great endurance Evidence - she doesn’t need to be “lifted over ditches. Evidence – She suffered by not having enough food to eat.
What else do we learn about Sojourner’s Truth in this paragraph? Mother figure is reinforced by having 13 children cruelly taken from her. (The editor of the speech adjusted the number for emotional appeal.) Her call to Jesus shows her pain and isolation and her spirituality.
What does Truth’s metaphor about the “cup” reveal about her character? Appeals to the audience’s sense of fairness She values fair play and justice.
What connection between “intellect” and civil rights is Sojourner Truth rejecting? Just because you have a lot, you shouldn’t deny respect and freedom to others.
How does Sojourner Truth use the religious reference to Christ to counter the argument made by the “little man in black”? Skip this one.
Emphasize that human man was not a part of it. What is the effect of Truth’s repetition of “Where did your Christ come from?” Emphasize that human man was not a part of it.
Reinforces her spirituality What do the religious reference and the question reveal about Truth’s character? Reinforces her spirituality
Ate from the forbidden Tree of Knowledge Who is the “first woman God ever made” and how did she turn the world “upside down”? Refers to Eve Ate from the forbidden Tree of Knowledge
She has experienced and survived much What is the effect of Truth’s description of herself as “old Sojourner”? She has experienced and survived much Makes her credible and sympathetic
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