Question

CH₂: "Ah was born back due un slavery so it wasn't for me to fulfill my dreams of what a woman oughta be and to do. Dat's one of de hold-backs of slavery. But nothing can't stop you from wishin'. You can't beat nobody down so low till you can rob 'em of they will. Ah didn't want to be used for a work-ox and a brood-sow and Ah didn't want mah daughter used that way either." 1. Who says this? 2. Who are they speaking to? 3. Who is "mah daughter" in this quote?

a. 1. Josephine, 2. Little Sally, 3. Soupy Sue
b. 1. Soupy Sue, 2. Josephine, 3. Little Sally
c. 1. Little Sally, 2. Josephine, 3. Soupy Sue
d. 1. Josephine, 2. Soupy Sue, 3. Little Sally

Answer 1

The quote is by Nanny Crawford from 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' by Zora Neale Hurston, and she's speaking to her granddaughter, Janie Crawford, referred to as 'mah daughter'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The quote in question is attributed to a character from Zora Neale Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, one of the seminal works in African-American literature. Nanny Crawford, the grandmother of the protagonist Janie Crawford, says this line. She speaking to her granddaughter, Janie, about her hopes and the limitations placed on her due to the circumstances of her life, including slavery. The "mah daughter" within the context refers to Janie, as Nanny wishes a better life for her granddaughter than she had for herself or for her own child.