Question

Read the excerpts from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on

the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry and Incidents
in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs.
Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground
Railroad
When Harriet heard of the sale of her sisters, she
knew that the time had finally come when she must
leave the plantation. She was reluctant to attempt the
long trip North alone, not because of John Tubman's
threat to betray her, but because she was afraid she
might fall asleep somewhere along the way and so
would be caught immediately.
She persuaded three of her brothers to go with her.
Having made certain that John was asleep, she left
cabin quietly and mot bhe brothers at the edge of
How are Petry's and Jacobs's purposes different in
these passages?
O Petry describes how Harriet Tubman plat
escape, while Jacobs explains how she fe
free woman after escaping.
O Petry explains that Harriet Tubman is reluctant to
flee slavery, while Jacobs claims that she has no
regrets about her choices.
O Petry relates how Harriet Tubman needs others'
help to escape, while Jacobs explains that she
escaped to help her children.
O Petry describes dangers that Harriet Tubman faces
during her escape, while Jacobs describes how she
avoided danger during her escape.

Answer 1

O Petry describes the specific actions and motivations of Harriet Tubman as she plans and executes her escape from slavery, while Jacobs describes her own experiences and emotions as a slave and as a free woman after escaping.

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