... was her sole supervising source therefore, her greatest influence. Jane's childhood was pleasant however, she always fretted over embarrassing her father by what she felt were her own physical flaws. Henry Steele Commager wrote the FORWORD in Twenty Years At Hull-House states, " she was herself a misfit "so she felt anyway "" an ugly, pigeon-toed little girl whose crooked ... one side,"" who was constantly afraid that she might embarrass the handsome father she adored."" Due to these concerns a strong bond grew with her accepting confidant and kind mentor, uncle James. Jane reflected ba...

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... Of Miss Jane Pittman Author: Ernest J. Gaines Year and place published: 1971, New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, and Auckland. Number of pages: 259 Type of Book: Fictional Autobiography Biography of Author: Ernest James Gaines was born in 1933 on River Lake Plantation in Louisiana. He is the author of six novels including the widely acclaimed Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Gaines' fiction ... in order to "truly write about what he knows and feels." He studied creative writing at Stanford University on a Wallace Stegner Creative Writing Fellowship. Among his awards are the Joseph He...

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• Grade Level: High School