1. How Do The Economic Texts On Slavery Differ From The Narratives On Slavery
Many of the slave narratives share several characteristics. ... Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in the introduction to The Classic Slave Narratives states "the slave narratives came to resemble each other, both in their content and in their formal shape" (1987: x). The narratives were extremely popular in America and Britain at the time it could be argued that some of the narratives were simply repeating what had worked for other authors. ... This should be kept in mind when reading the narratives. ... The slave narratives give an insight as to what life was like on a personal level. ...
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