Harriet Jacobs turned to religion because it was something that could help her get through her life and it was part of her heritage. She was a slave with little chance for advancement in life with a little education and a small family. Religion became the driving force in her life in part because she had little else to turn to. Although religion didn't remove her from slavery or get Dr. Flint to leave her alone, it was what kept this from absolutely killing her spirit. Also, her grandmother, parents, and first mistress inculcated her with it. To deny religion would have been to deny the most important thing in each one of her loved ones' lives. While it is arguable to say that not much would be different if she had never been introduced to religion, it defini

Like Jacobs, I don't live a perfect example of a Christian life. In fact, I would not even say that I live close to a good example. While it is something that I work on, I struggle exactly like Jacobs did with actually confronting the problem. While my problem is completely different from hers (a life of partying at college), we both have to overcome it. Even though many people would consider a typical college lifestyle as not too large a problem, when you actually know better than to live that way, it is like ignoring God. In the last year I have done a number of things that I have had to keep hidden from people, especially my parents. In this way they are like Harriet's grandmother. Hopefully, if the "end of the book" does come, my parents would be very understanding.

tely made her more thoughtful and gave her moral goals.

With her sins out in the open, at the end of the book, she seems somewhat relieved. A "dark cloud" of her sins still hangs over her, and she is not free yet. However, she does not have to worry about the worst side of Dr. Flint any more. She concludes her story by saying, "O, the serpent of Slavery has many and poisonous fangs!" This tells us that she is bitter about what happened with her sins, but at the same time is in the clear, and from how she explains her story, with good credit to her religion.

While my life may be completely different, our struggles with religion are quite comparable. Since I was born, I have had two loving parents offering me every opportunity. I have received an invaluable education, the freedom that people all over the world dream of, and a worry free life while getting to where I am today. So how does religion factor in? It would be easy to say that I don't need it, but because I have seen the good things in life including a secure childhood where all my needs were met and exceptional health, I am aware that one can never be satisfied. Religion, specifically my C

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