If the Civil War was brought on by a combination of pity and politics, literature helped build the case for pity.
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Lit’s Contribution to the Civil War
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Correct & Incorrect Uses of Pity
Escaped slave Harriet Jacobs, grasping the treacherous nature of pity, taught readers how to properly use it.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged compassion, Hannah ArendtLife of a Slave, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Linda Brent, pity Comments closed
