GCSE English/Harriet Tubman
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Harriet Tubman
Biographical Style
- presented as a strong character by his accumulation of facts rather than any deliberate persuasive techniques
- does not impose his personality but takes a third person point of view. Tubman is referred to as �She�, �her� or by her last name. this shows his emotional distance and intention to show facts
- presented in chronological order to show her lifelong struggle. Eg: �after the civil war�
- unemotive and factual, �she always contemplated freedom and resented her situation�
- simple sentence �Harriet Tubman was born into slavery�
- simple sentence to show her achievements �she was buried with full military honours�
How is she presented
Each section shows her strengths and achievements set in contrast to the difficulties or challenges she has to overcome
- first section has a larger font. It shows a short summary of her early life from birth to marriage
- �born into slavery� �rented� �beaten regularly� �not educated� ? badly treated
- �she always contemplated freedom and resented her situation� the last sentence of the first paragraph captures clearly the theme of her life�s work
- Resent has connotation to accepting gracefully which shows her ability to overcome hardship
- �over 200 slaves�- statistics
- �her sister and her sister�s family�- she loves her family
- �all citizens were obligated to aid in her recapture�- she overcame hardness
- �her trips were largely financed by her own funds�- she had no support
- �significant leadership� disrupting Southern supply�- she is willing to contribute for the country
- �only paid 200�- treated unfairly
- Work only recognized until after her death, when �she was buried with full military honors�
- �setting up education and aged care facilities�- unselfish position in the service of others
- She understands �the value of education for the future of freedom�
