ACCTG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Mary Rowlandson, Queequeg, Slave Narrative
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"the birth mark": limits of natural sciences, human inability to simply change nature: melville, travelled to the south seas on a whaler and became a seaman. "moby dick": mix of travel and adventure novel, spiritual and philosophical debates: main topic: confrontation with "the other, the indian queequeg is the personification of this concept, historical context, connection of emancipation of women and abolition of slavery. "cotton gin"-machine required more slaves on the booming cotton plantations. "uncle tom"s cabine" by h. beecher stowe: most popular novel of the 19th century. Stereotypes of black people: slave narratives, black people raised their voice on their own. Frederick douglass "narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave" 1845: biography, travels to europe, edits magazines, married a white american woman, consul general to the us in haiti. First african american to become a public figure.
