The Book of Negroes

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by Sara A

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Dissertation Chapter 1

by Kristen Epps

The Book of Negroes

Thesis: When analyzing the novel The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill from a feminist literary theory perspective, it becomes clear that women are mistreated and used for slavery. Aminata’s character displays characteristics to the readers and shows that women have the power and strength to overcome any obstacle.

Women

Strength

Continuous

Overcoming

Solid

Becoming Stronger

"For this child of mine, home would be me. I would be home. I would be everything for this child until we went home together" (Hill 328)

Having faith

Never giving up

Fight together as women

Believe in something

Help one another

Power

None

Useless

Defenseless

"That, I decided, was what it meant to be a s;ave: your past didn't matter, in the present you were invisible and you had no claim on the future." (Hill 103)

Tragedy

Death

Injuries

Pain

Disturbance

Abuse

Physical

Rape

Slapped

Punched

Emotional

"I had chosen freedom, with all its insecurities, and nothing in the world would make me turn away from it." (Hill 389)

Empty Inside

Weak

Verbal

Introversion

Isolation

Rejection