Section 1
Human servitude is another way of saying ...
What is: slavery?
This is why Keckley refused to take money from Mr. Garland to go across the river and gain her freedom.
What is: she wanted to be free the legal way?
This is what you called person who designed women clothing during Keckley's time period.
What is a modiste?
This is a claim Keckley stated about Mrs. Lincoln in the 2nd paragraph of the Preface.
What is: None of us are perfect. "Do not magnify the imperfections of others."
To defend myself, I must defend the lady that I have served.
This is one key detail that Keckley did not have in her account of Frederick Douglass meeting the President at the inaugural reception.
What is: Frederick Douglass being escorted out of the White House by policeman.
This is a claim made about slavery in the first paragraph of Behind the Scenes by Elizabeth Keckley:
1. What is: It will take time for people's opinions about slavery to change and new ideas to be put into practice.
2. What is: People need to evaluate all aspects of slavery instead of just one part.
3. Southerners are not responsible for slavery. God and the framers of the Constitution, however, are responsible.
4. Slavery is wrong. Freedom is a human right, and Keckley had every right to rebel against her freedom being taken away.
5. Whoever is in power must recognize what is right and what is wrong because only they can correct it.
This is the reason why Keckley continues to use dark and light imagery throughout her memoir.
What is: she wants to describe the good/evil events and/or positive/negative feelings she had during slavery?
This was one of the main concerns surrounding President Lincoln at the end of Chapter 7.
What is the President's safety?
These are the two reactions of emancipated slaves to liberty found in Chapter 9 of Behind the Scenes by Elizabeth Keckley.
What is: some slaves did not adapt to their new life and wanted to go back because they were used to clothing and things being given to them. On the the other hand, some slaves thrived in their new lives by building homes and schools.
These words describe how the mood on the shore was different than the mood on the ship.
What is shore (exulting, bugle trills, eager faces) and ship (bleed drops of red, fallen cold and dead, pale and still).
This is the significance of Toby and Sarah's flight in the folktale, "The People Could Fly" by Virginia Hamilton.
What is: Sarah and Toby flight symbolizes their escape from their enslaved lives by running away or dying.
This is the type of imagery Frederick Douglass used in Chapter 11 from A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.
What is: animal imagery?
Chapter 5 of Behind the Scenes focuses on this person's behavior.
What is Mrs. Lincoln's behavior when Keckley arrives late with her dress.
This word can be used to describe Keckley based off the conversation she had with Mrs. Lincoln about the election?
What is intelligent/thoughtful?
The Civil War ending and President Lincoln achieving all of his major goals only to be assassinated before he can truly celebrate his victory is an example of what literary device?
What is irony?
This is one of the differences in the messages of "The People Could Fly" by Virginia Hamilton and the Preface of Behind the Scenes by Elizabeth Keckley
What is: While both narratives discuss the topic of slavery, they emphasize different aspects of it.
Outside of being enslaved, this is another similarity between Frederick Douglass and Elizabeth Keckley.
What is: they both had trouble saving up money because most went to their "masters'" family?
This word describes Mrs. Keckley's attitude toward Mrs. Lincoln.
What is respectful?
She looks up to her in admiring and friendly way. She also uses words like, "queen and confident."
This phrases defines how former enslaved people are wedded to associations.
What is: they are attached to their way of life?
This is one reason why Keckley wrote Chapter 12 of Behind the Scenes detailing her experience helping Mrs. Lincoln move out of the White House
What is: she wanted to show how unkind people were to Mrs. Lincoln during this time period?
This is the type of imagery Elizabeth Keckley uses in Behind the Scenes.
What is: light and dark imagery.
This is a key difference between the emancipation stories of Elizabeth Keckley and Frederick Douglass against "The Great Escape of Ellen and William Craft."
What is: Ellen and William Craft's story is told from third person point of view?
This is new information learned about Mrs. Lincoln from the films, "Mary Todd Lincoln - Mini Bio," "Influence Peddler," and "The White House."
What is: Mrs. Lincoln influenced the president's decisions by taking bribes to pay bills.
What is: Mrs. Lincoln's nickname was "Satanic Majesty."
What is: Mrs. Lincoln went over the budget with decorating the White House.
What is irrational?
This is how the narrative point of view can affect a reader's understanding and experience with a text.
What is: First person gives the reader perspective of someone who was there, which leads to readers possibly believing them or worried that they left out important information because they want to be biased. First person only allows the reader to understand their perspective, which can be limiting.
Third person only allows the narrator to describe the experiences of other people, which may lead to some misinformation. but it can cover territory than first person in some instances.