The Long Song

Description

undergraduate Literary Prizes Mind Map on The Long Song, created by xkathryn_ellisx on 13/05/2013.
xkathryn_ellisx
Mind Map by xkathryn_ellisx, updated more than 1 year ago
xkathryn_ellisx
Created by xkathryn_ellisx over 11 years ago
51
0

Resource summary

The Long Song
  1. Antebellum
    1. Slave narrative
      1. Depictions of American slaves
        1. The unheard voice
        2. Shows the end of slavery in Southern America
          1. Struggles surrounding
            1. Pivotal historical event
          2. Setting
            1. Plantation
              1. Hundreds of slaves kept
                1. Seen as property
                  1. Lack of humanity: dehumanized
                    1. Seen when July's mother is pregnant, and her owner hits her
                2. Reflects on the act of witnessing in historical accounts
              2. Identity
                1. What it is to be a slave
                  1. First person narrative: perspective of a slave
                  2. What it is to be a Black Woman
                    1. Struggles and torments of life
                  3. Death
                    1. A lot of death in the text
                      1. Highlights how the slaves weren't seen as humans to their owners; recycled
                        1. Life in July; death in her mother
                      Show full summary Hide full summary

                      Similar

                      Remains of the Day
                      xkathryn_ellisx
                      Literary Prizes Exam
                      xkathryn_ellisx
                      Bayonet Charge flashcards
                      katiehumphrey
                      GCSE Maths Symbols, Equations & Formulae
                      Andrea Leyden
                      Biology- Genes and Variation
                      Laura Perry
                      Ebola Virus Disease
                      rubyduggan
                      GCSE AQA Citizenship Studies: Theme 1
                      I Turner
                      GoConqr Quick Guide to Getting Started
                      Andrea Leyden
                      B3, C3, P3
                      George Moores
                      The Digestive system
                      Elena Cade
                      French Revolution quiz
                      Sarah Egan