Theme and Purpose in Twelve Years a Slave: An Analysis of Solomon Northup's Memoir

This analysis of Twelve Years a Slave follows two threads to explore the work, its impact, and the context of its publication: the theme of separation and the project of asserting credibility.

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"This is an impressive piece of writing, with demonstrated control over the higher- and lower-order concerns throughout the essay. Your balance of summary, analysis, and historical context ensures the reader is confident in your handling of the material and your knowledge, creating persuasiveness, credibility, and ethos. The discussion moves logically and clearly, and sentence variety and flow guide the reader. I wondered if the information about David Wilson would be better introduced toward the end when you address matters of truth and credibility, but your signposting and clarity makes the "time" between those two moments of the discussion manageable to the reader.

Considering the strengths of this piece, my main recommendation is to read through the essay one more time with an eye toward precision and efficiency of language and phrasing. Your writing is strong, but an occasional bumpy moment or two could easily be caught and polished up (e.g., "His first owner, William Ford, he considered kind..." might be more smoothly written as, "He considered his first owner, William Ford, to be kind..."). As a final note, make sure to italicize titles."

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("Theme and Purpose in Twelve Years a Slave: An Analysis of Solomon Northup's Memoir.")

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