There were a lot of characters in the novel "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman". The protagonist is Miss Jane Pittman. Jane Pittman is a spirited woman who has always fought for what she wants. She is a physically strong woman that eventually becomes a leader on her plantation because of her strength and character. Another character is Ned Douglass. Ned is Jane's adopted son. In the beginning, Ned is a child that travels with Jane because his mom got killed. Later in the novel, Ned becomes an intelligent young man that desires change in society, however; his push for a change puts him in his own grave. Ned was killed on his way home after picking up some wood for the school. Another character in this novel is Joe Pittman. Joe Pittman was Jane's husband. Joe has a huge desire to break horses.

He is excellent at his work and can almost break any horse, however; Jane kept on having dreams of a black horse killing Joe. When that black horse comes, she tries to stop Joe from breaking it by releasing it. Still, Joe gets killed by the horse when they corner it. Another character is Robert Samson. Robert is the owner of Samson plantation. He is kind of stubborn and self centered. His wife is Miss Amma Dean Samson. Miss Amma Dean doesn't like Robert's son Timmy, however; she loves her other son, Tee Bob. Another character is Albert Cluveau. Albert is somewhat of a hit man. The higher class white people tell him to kill people so that blacks won't think of trying to make a difference. When Albert killed Ned, he believed that Jane put a curse on him.

He beat his innocent daughter and screamed for days until he died. Another character is Tee Bob. Tee Bob is one of the sons' of Robert Samson. Tee Bob did two thinks that Robert thought was dishonorable: he forced his half- brother, Timmy, off the plantation, and he fell in love with Mary Agnes, a teacher that was almost white. Tee Bob killed himself after knowing that Mary would not leave with him. The last character that I'm specifying is Jimmy Aaron. Jimmy was chosen from birth as the “One”. Jimmy read to the people on the plantation and wrote their letters. He was the person who tried to lift the old soul. When he got older he came back saying how he wanted to make a change. He gathered people to go and riot at the capital building in Bayonne. The day of the riot, Jimmy was shot before anyone could get there, however; the people still went.

Crucial Events

Jane Pittman was born into slavery on a plantation in Louisiana. Since she was in slavery, her name was Ticey. One some fleeing confederate soldiers arrive, followed by some union soldiers. While Jane was serving water, one Union soldier named Corporal Brown tells her that she will be free and she can come visit him in Ohio. He tells her to change her name because Ticey was a slave's name. He gave her his daughter name, which was Jane Brown. After the soldiers leave, Jane refuses to go by the name Ticey so her mistress whips her until she bleeds. For this she is sent into the fields. On the day of the Emancipation Proclamation, Jane's master frees all of them. Since Jane was now free she decides to leave that day with a bunch of ex-slaves. The only person that took the lead of this group of leaders was Big Laura. Jane wants to go to Ohio to find Corporal Brown. After the first night, a bunch of slave hunters found and killed everyone except for Jane and Big Laura's son, Ned. Even with this tragedy they continue their journey. After a while of traveling, they catch a ride with a poor white man named Job.

Job lets Jane and Ned sleep at his house for one night and then takes them to a plantation ran by Mr. Bone. Since she was staying at the plantation, Mr. Bone gave Jane a job and paid her six dollars, however; Jane had to give fifty cents back so Ned could go to school. Jane and Ned get a cabin and after one month on the job, Mr. Bone raises her pay to ten dollars because she is doing as much work as the older women. For a couple of year, life was good at Mr. Bone's place, however; things went kind of back to slavery when Colonel Dye took over. After a while, Ned joins a committee that helps blacks leave. Since he joined the committee, the whites were going to kill Ned, so he left. Ned goes to Kansas, gets an education, and eventually joins the U.S. Army to fight in Cuba. Later on, Jane marries Joe Pittman without an official wedding because they thought they didn't need it. Joe wanted to move so he found a place near the Louisiana-Texas border. His job there was breaking horses.

As time goes on at there new place, Jane becomes worried about Joe and his job. She begins having reoccurring dream about being thrown off a horse. As the dream continues, a new black stallion is brought to the ranch. Jane knows this is the one from her dream. Jane tries to stop Joe, however; he says he will be fine. Since she couldn't figure it out, she decides to go to see a fortune teller. The fortune teller says that Joe will die. Later that night Jane releases the horse and Joe gets killed was trying to recapture it. Ned soon moves back to where Jane is, and he brings his wife, Vivian, and three young children. Ned decides he will build a school to educate the young about political views. The local whites fear Ned's teaching will start something, so they hire a Cajun that Jane knows, Albert Cluveau, to shoot Ned. When Ned was on his way home from getting some wood for the school, Cluveau shot him. After Ned's death, Jane tells Cluveau that the chariot of hell will come for him and Cluveau later dies a fearful, painful death.

Jane then goes to live on the Samson plantation. Robert Samson runs the place with his wife, Miss Amma Dean. After the white overseer, Tom Joe, severely beats Timmy, Robert son, in response to Timmy's insults, Robert Samson gives Timmy money and tells him to leave the plantation. Later on, Tee Bob falls in love with the Creole schoolteacher, Mary Agnes LeFarbre, who appears to be white. One night he goes to her house and asks her run away with him. After she rejects him, he runs home and commits suicide. In the final part of the book, Jane talks about a boy named Jimmy Aaron. The people on the plantation believe he is the “One” to save them. Eventually, Jimmy gets involved in the civil rights movement. After a long time away from the plantation, he returns home and plans a movement to try to make equal civil rights. First a young girl is arrested for drinking from a white water fountain. On the day that they were going to march at the courthouse, Jimmy is shot. The people who were planning to march had already gathered when they heard about it. Even though their leader was shot, Jane bravely encourages the people to march and takes the lead.

Things might have been different if one event in the sequence didn't happen. If the Emancipation Proclamation was never written, the whole story would be about a girl in slavery. It would just be pages and pages about her suffering. Also, it might mention about her dieing from trying to escape. Who knows what the entire novel would be like if that one document was never issued.

Emotions

The novel, "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman", pulled some distinct emotions from me. One of those emotions was sadness for all the slaves that were hurt by their masters. To read about that made me notice how great my life is. Another emotion that I felt while read the novel was anger. This emotion emerged when the ex-slaves were killed for just being free. I would hate for the world to still be like that because anyone could get killed for standing out. Another emotion that emerged was happiness. This emotion emerged whenever the ex-slaves got a big break. Also, I felt very happy for Jane and Joe when they got married. I bet Jane was happy too. Those are the emotions that I felt while reading "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman".

While reading the novel, I believe my values were affirmed. I know this because the entire story was about getting freedom and fighting for what is right. I believe that if you fight for your rights, things can change for the better. Each time the black society fought for equal rights, they got closer and closer to equality. Since they fought for their rights, this shows you that they are strong and want a world without fighting. The ex-slaves in the novel wanted peace between races so they could live without worrying that they were going to get killed the next day. Even though they knew that might happen, they kept on fighting for equality. Therefore, while reading The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, my values were affirmed.

Setting

The setting played a huge role in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Since it went from the time of slavery to the time of civil rights, the novel gives the reader a full experience of the events that took place in those times. The setting helps the reader understand what was going on in those times and how places look back then. Since the setting was in the south, the reader can tell that it was hot during the summer. Since it was hot during the summer, Jane and Ned couldn't travel very far without getting tired from the heat. They needed water and a lot of breaks to keep themselves going. Also, since the setting was in Louisiana, there must have been a lot of rivers. Without the rivers, Jane couldn't have gotten water. If there wouldn't have been water, there might not even have been a story. That is why the setting played a huge role in the novel, "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman".

If the setting was in the northern part of the United States, then the entire story would be different. Since it would have been in the north, Jane might have been freed earlier on into the story. The story might just consist of a black woman looking for a new place to live because she is actually free. Still, later on in the novel, things might change. Just because the story would be in the north doesn't mean things would be perfect for a black person. There would still be civil right problems because of the new presidents. Also, time might be crowded in the north because of all the slaves that moved from the south. That is why the entire novel would change if the setting was in the north.

Purpose

I believe that the author wrote this story to inform the public about the times of slavery, and after slavery, through a woman who lived through it all and then some. This entire novel shows the public how life could be if the laws never changed. If the laws never changed, then we still might have slaves. The black society would probably still be suffering. Who would want a world like that? I doubt anyone would want to have a world like that. The author is telling the reader that a world like it was back then is bad and shouldn't happen again. If it did, there might be chaos and destruction. That is why I think the author wrote this novel to inform the public about the times of slavery, and after slavery, through a woman who lived through it all.

The theme of the novel, "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman", is if you fight for what is right, good things will happen. The entire novel shows that the people are fighting for better civil rights. Closer to the end of the novel, the people on Samson plantation take a huge step toward civil rights. They decide to go and protest for better rights in Bayonne. Also, when they were slaves, the north was fighting for their freedom. All of this shows the reader that sometimes fighting for what is right is good. It can help the public if the protest is successful. Also, it can make the world a better place. If there was a change in society for the better, peace might be made. That is why the theme of the novel, "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman", is if you fight for what is right, good things will happen.

Conflict

There were a lot of types of conflicts in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. One of the conflicts was man vs. man. The conflict was man vs. man because the white were against the blacks. They wanted the black society to perish. Another conflict was man vs. himself. It was that because everyday the black people had to keep on pushing themselves to live even through the tough time. They had to try to keep on going even when they were on the fine line of death. They had to stay strong even though they were so weak. Finally, there was man vs. society. This was present in this novel because the people that were white wouldn't consider doing anything with the black people. The blacks just wanted to form a union that race didn't matter. They also wanted to be treated like the whites were treated. Since the laws stated that they couldn't be treated the same, they just had to deal with it or act. Those are the conflicts in the novel.

The main conflict of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman was man vs. society. The entire story was about the attempts to try to create a union that race wouldn't matter. Still, the people sometime wouldn't agree with that. Some of the people would go and kill one another to prove that they would go with the idea. The people that were for the idea that race didn't matter got killed if they got caught protesting it. These acts show the people of this generation that those times were cruel for the good man. Also, it shows that society wasn't what it is now, however; there are still some people out in the world that think that joining races is bad. That is why the main conflict of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" is man vs. society.

Significance of Title

The title of this novel, "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman", is very significant to the entire story. This novel is about a one-hundred and ten year old woman telling her life's stories. From slavery to civil rights, this entire story revolves around the time Jane Pittman lived. The title just tells the reader that the book is going to be through the eyes of Jane Pittman. It's almost like a sneak peak of the entire novel. Since it has her name in it, the reader knows the novel is about her life. Also, since it has the word autobiography in the title, the reader knows that it was told by Jane. The entire story was her memories of her childhood and on. That is why the title, "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman", is significant to the entire story.

If the publisher requested a new title for the novel, I would choose the new title to be "The Autobiography of a Leader". I would choose that title because Jane Pittman was a leader. She was the one who took the lead on the way to Bayonne to protest for better civil rights. Jane was also the leader when she was trying to get to Ohio with Ned. Jane was strong and caring. Those are the factors of a true leader. Also, she would inspire the people on the plantation to take action when there was no hope. Jane would help the weak to move and cheer on the strong. That is what makes Jane a leader. Even though she was one-hundred and ten years old, she kept on moving to get better civil rights. Therefore, if the publisher requested a new title for the novel, "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman", I would choose the title to be "The Autobiography of a Leader".

Jane Pittman's Traits

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The dialog in the novel shows that Jane is a strong and caring woman. The actions that Jane does in the novel show that she is courageous and loving. The descriptions that the novel gave about Jane shoes that even though she was old, she still had the strength to protest for her rights

Also, Benjamin was devoted to Boxer, however; he wouldn't mention it. Another main character was Squealer the announcer pig. Squealer always was the one to report to Napoleon and kiss up to him. Also, he would tell the comrade on the farm about what was going on and about how the rules were not broken. Also, he would say that the old rules were just a dream that the animals must have had. The last main character is Snowball the pig. Snowball was the leader of the rebellion in the first half of the book. He was intelligent and followed the Seven Commandments issued when the rebellion started. He was injured in battle and was honored a reward in his honor. In the middle of the book Snowball is accused of working with Mr. Jones from the start and he runs away. Now anytime that a tragedy occurs on the farm, Snowball is blamed. Those are the characters that stood out the most.

Crucial Events

There were a lot of crucial events in the novel Animal Farm. In the beginning of the novel, old Major told the farm of his dream of a world where the animals rule. Then, three nights later, old Major died. Next, the animals rebelled against Mr. Jones which forced him off the farm. Then the animals made the Seven Commandments that they would live by. Next, the animals hear about Mr. Jones wanting to attack the farm to regain his ownership. Then the first battle of the farm occurs killing some animals and injuring most of them. Next, Snowball the pig decides to start making plans to build a windmill so labor on the farm can be cut in half. When Napoleon looked at Snowballs designs for the windmill he would always mess them up. Eventually Snowball is run out of the farm by Napoleon and his vicious dogs that only listen to him. Under Napoleons rule the animals become overworked and fed less than they were with Snowball.

Soon Napoleon decides to actually build the windmill that he said was originally his idea. When the windmill is almost done, an attack on the farm, in which Napoleon stated was lead by Snowball, destroys the windmill. The animals start to rebuild the windmill while the rules on the farm begin to change. The Seven Commandments were being changed and the animals didn't even notice it. The pigs were getting more privileges than the other animals. A couple of days later, Napoleon decided to hire a human to sell, trade, and buy goods from the other farm so that the farm would have money to maintain the rations. Later on, another attack on the farm destroys the windmill once again. Napoleon puts the blame on Snowball. Then some animals admit that they have been incognito with Snowball so each one of the animals that confessed got killed on the spot by the vicious dogs. Since there aren't a lot of animals left on the farm, Boxer decides it's his duty to maintain the normal pace of the farm. In doing so, Boxer strains his body into early retirement, however; about a week later he was sold to the knackers. Now it is years later and the word of the rebellion is still spread throughout the farms of the world.

If old Major never told his dream I believe that this whole novel wouldn't have been written. Since old Major told his dream the animals started talking. They also started to get very brave. This caused the animals to rebel. If the old Major never told his dream, the story would be about a bunch of sad animals getting neglected. That is how the story would be different.

Emotions

There were a lot of emotions that emerged as I read Animal Farm. One of the emotions that I felt was sadness. The emotion of sadness emerged when I read about how the animal on the farm were neglected. Also, a strike of sadness fell upon me when I read about all the lives that were taken instantly by the vicious dogs that were controlled by Napoleon. Another emotion that appeared to me was the emotion of happiness. This emotion emerged when the rebellion started and when they won a battle against the humans. Another emotion that struck me was the emotion of anger. This anger emerged when I read about Napoleon always having the animals being killed for stupid reasons. Each of those emotions got me thinking about what this book really was trying to describe. Was it trying to reenact a historical event? Those are the emotions that appeared while I read Animal Farm.

It is really hard to tell if my values were affirmed or challenged. One reason it is hard to tell because I'm not sure if I have any values. If I do they are probably deep down inside of me. For now I would have to say that they affirmed my values. It showed that the way I was taught was the right way for me. This novel doesn't make me want to change myself just because they were different from my beliefs. I would take a lot of different things to cause my values to be challenged. The novel would have to actually underline the facts that would show that the way I was raised was the wrong way. That's why my values were affirmed in the novel.

Setting

The setting of the novel, Animal Farm, played a big role in the events that occurred. Since it was in the past, the farm used plows that were pulled by mulls. Also, since the setting was on a farm in England, the language was a little different than America's language. If the story wasn't on a farm, the entire story might change. The characters would probably be human if it wasn't on a farm. Also, the battle between the animals and the humans would probably be a war between nations if the story wasn't on a farm. Now if the story was in the future, the tools on the farm would change. The animals would be riding tractors and they would be having a lot easier life. They wouldn't have to work really hard winters as much and they would probably be able to have a lot more food planted.

Also, I think that if the story took place in the city I believe that the animals would be working in stores and making money to buy stuff from a grocery store. Also, I believe that is the setting was in the city that the all the animals would walk on two legs. Now if the setting was on an army base, the animals would use weapons toi destroy the humans and the world would really be ran by animals. All of this would only happen if the story's setting was totally different than it is now. Still, I believe that the book is fine as it is. The book has an excellent setting that sends you on a journey into the pages that will sooth your soul. That is why the setting plays a huge role in the story.

Purpose

I believe that the author's purpose for writing the novel Animal Farm was to inform the public about what will happen when one party is given too much power. The entire story shows that if one group is given more privileges, they will take control and dictate until everybody is scared of them. The author wants you to see that this should never happen. If it did happen the world would be one big dictatorship. With this dictatorship there would be horror and hatred among the citizens. People would wake up unsure of themselves or the people around them. A lot of people would take their own lives because they wouldn't be able to handle the labor and the hatred among them. Under the leader's eyes, the place would be perfect, however; under the peoples eyes there would be chaos. That is what I believe was the authors purpose of writing Animal Farm.

The theme of Animal Farm was that if someone has more power than others, then there will be conflict. The pigs were given more power than the other animals. They were known as the leaders and yet they were the ones causing the most conflict. They were the ones who slaughtered the animals. Also, they were the ones that changed the rules without the other animals knowing it. It always seemed liked they knew what to say when the other animals seemed to think they were doing something wrong. They would always tell the other animals that their memories of the rules must have been a dream. The other animals would just let that go by without a fight because of Napoleons vicious dog.s. That is why the theme is if someone has more power than other, then there will be conflict.

Conflicts

The different kinds of conflicts that appeared in Animal Farm were man vs. man and man vs. nature. The book contains man vs. man because the animals are sometimes against each other. Like Napoleon is against Snowball during the entire story. Also, the humans would always attack the farm, which shows man vs. man. This book also contains man vs. nature because the animals have to survive by themselves by farming. This shows that they have strong hearts to survive by themselves by only the nature. Also, the animals have to survive the seasons. During winter, the animals would be so cold and yet they still had to work. In the summer, it was so hot that the animals would just get worn out. That is why the conflicts are man vs. man and man vs. nature.

The main conflict in the novel Animal Farm was man vs. man. I believe this because the whole story was based on rebelling from the humans. This shows that one person is fighting the other. This also shows how the animals are trying to outsmart the humans. Almost every page of this novel contains man vs. man just because of the conflict with the humans. The animals would go on and on about how the humans are horrible and should be removed from the Earth. Even though, near the end of the book, Napoleon kind of changes this man vs. man by hanging out with all the other farmers in the area, I still believe that it is the main conflict. I still believe it because throughout the entire book until the very end there was always conflict between the humans and the animals. That is why I believe that man vs. man was the main conflict in the novel Animal Farm.

Significance of Title

The significance of the title of Animal Farm is that it almost gives people a sneak preview in which a persons mind can race on what the book is going to be about. Right when a person looks at that title, his or hers mind instantly thinks that it is going to be a book about animals. When a person thinks that then he or she will start thinking about what the book is going to be like. This “sneak preview” mentally increases the urge for that person to want to read the book sooner and quicker. I believe that the author knew this would happen. He knew that once glance at the title would make people want to buy the book. This would help people around the world read because they really want to read that book, and they might get smarter from reading a lot of books. That is how the title gives a sneak preview.

If the author of Animal Farm insisted on a new title I would say that the title should be The Takeover. I would choose that title because this entire story is about a takeover by animals. It would just fit perfectly into the book since the animals ran the humans off the farm. They also spread the news insisting that the other animals from other farms should rebel against their human owners. It would send children on a journey even before they read the book. I also believe that the title, The Takeover, would just have that perfect vibe to make you want to read. That is why I would choose the new title to be The Takeover

Napoleon's Traits

From his actions, you can tell that he is ruthless and cold hearted. From his dialogue, you can tell that he is very persuasive. From his dialogue, you can tell that he is very intelligent.

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From the descriptions of him, you can tell that he was a large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar. He is not much of a talker, but had a reputation of getting his own way.

The time is the future because the book describes laws that haven't been made yet. Also, famines are world wide and food isn't well distributed in the future.

The conflict in Among the Hidden is man vs. society. Luke has to stay hidden because of the Population Law. The government said that families could only have two kids so the world would have enough food. Also, the government tries to make everyone go vegetarian because they think that it is healthier for you. The Population Police kills any third child they find so they can get paid. The only way shadow kids (third child) can avoid the government from killing them is to get a fake identity.

The problem is that Luke has to stay hidden for the rest of his life. If he is found the Population Police would kill him because he is a third child. He can't go to school or have a normal kid's life. All he does is sit in his room and wait. He can't even eat at his family's table. The solution to his problem is that he can get a fake identity, and live with another family.

Among the Hidden begins with Luke being called into the house because the forest is being cut down for the Barons. He now has to be very careful and never go outside. He can't even eat with his family. In the middle of the book, Luke's family is busier than ever. His mother got a job so they can pay taxes. Also, they had to give up their hogs so it wouldn't stink. Luke also found a vent in his room so he could look outside at the Barons homes. While watching the houses he sees a child's face in the Sports' Families window after all the family members left for their jobs. At the end of the book, Luke finds out that the face he saw was another third child.

This third child is a girl named Jennifer. She is courageous and she is smart. She introduces Luke to both views of the Population Law. Also, she told him about the rally of the shadow kids to try to overthrow the Population Law. Luke told her at the last minute that didn't want to go. Even though he didn't go, she said she is going. When she got to the rally, the Population Police shot her and the other forty shadow kids. When Luke found out about this, he found her father, told him who he was, and asked for a fake I.D. In the end, Luke goes with his new fake parents in which he will now have a normal life as Lee Grant.