slave to man. The cause of the transition came from his awareness that he was meant to learn a lot more and do a lot more than be a slave for the rest of his life. "This battle with Mr. Covey was the turning point in my career as a slave. It rekindled the few expiring embers of freedom, and revived within me a sense of my own manhood. It recalled the departed self-confidence, and inspired me again with a determination to be free. I did not hesitate to let it be known of me, that the white man who expected to succeed in whipping, must also succeed in killing me" (Douglass, 427).
             Femininity is something a woman cannot escape, nor is it something she can hide. Women must embrace what they are and the consequences that are associated with it. As you read Jacobs' narrative you understand that she was completely aware of her feminine timidity and helplessness and used it to affect her audience. However, her suffering stemmed from that same source as well. Even though Jacobs was
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