Question

In this excerpt from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs, which two selections of text show that the author is willing to set aside her feelings of humility so she can share her story?

When I first arrived in Philadelphia, Bishop Paine advised me to publish a sketch of my life, but I told him I was altogether incompetent to such an undertaking. Though I have improved my mind somewhat since that time, I remain of the same opinion; but I trust my motives will excuse what might otherwise seem presumptuous. I have not written my experiences to attract attention to myself; on the contrary, it would have been more pleasant to me to have been silent about my history. Neither do I care to excite sympathy for my sufferings. But I do earnestly desire to arouse the women of the North to a realizing sense of the condition of two million women at the South, still in bondage, suffering what I suffered, and most of them far worse. I want to add my testimony to that of abler pens to convince the people of the Free States what Slavery is. Only by experience can anyone realize how deep, and dark, and foul is that pit of abominations.

Answer 1

Answer:

I think ask u sir ok and u can help me plz