Answer the following questions after examining the above picture
(The cover of her narrative). Answer them in a Google Doc entitled:
LastnameJacobsAnalysis Example: KistnerJacobsAnalysis
1. Why do you think Harriet Jacobs did not name herself as the
author? In the preface, she signs her name as Linda Brent. Why
didnt she use her real name and why did she change the names of the
individuals in the narrative?
2. Why does it state Written by Herself at the bottom? Why is
this important?
3. For what audience was this book written? (Consider the time
period in history).
4. What does it mean for a book to be Published for the
Author?
