When Nature is Not Enough: Frederick Douglass’ Desire to Enter Human Society in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
Department
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Major
Geophysics
Research Advisor
Johnson, Lindgren H.
Advisor's Department
English and Technical Communication
Abstract
Recently many literary scholars, such as Jeffery Myers, have been researching the connection between slaves and nature in slave narratives. Scholars claim that there is a liberating quality in nature that provided comfort to African American slaves. What they fail to realize it the concept that the connection does not have to be a positive one. This report examines Frederick Douglass’ narrative and other secondary sources to prove that this connection exists as a negative correlation and how Douglass managed to free himself from it.
Biography
Samantha is currently a freshman majoring in Geophysics. In addition to English research, she is involved in numerous campus activities and organizations such as treasurer of the C.L. Dake Society, member of SEG, and member of the Missouri S&T fencing club. She plans to graduate in the spring semester of 2014 and continue on to graduate school.
Research Category
Arts and Humanities
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Document Type
Presentation
Award
Arts and humanities oral presentation, Second place
Location
Turner Room
Presentation Date
06 Apr 2011, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
When Nature is Not Enough: Frederick Douglass’ Desire to Enter Human Society in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
Turner Room
Recently many literary scholars, such as Jeffery Myers, have been researching the connection between slaves and nature in slave narratives. Scholars claim that there is a liberating quality in nature that provided comfort to African American slaves. What they fail to realize it the concept that the connection does not have to be a positive one. This report examines Frederick Douglass’ narrative and other secondary sources to prove that this connection exists as a negative correlation and how Douglass managed to free himself from it.
