Question

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which two sentences in this excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl demonstrate how harriet ann jacobs uses a narrative structure and conversational tone to directly appeal to her readers sympathy?
with all these thoughts revolving in my mind, and seeing no other way of escaping the doom i so much dreaded, i made a headlong plunge. pity me, and pardon me, o virtuous reader! you never knew what it is to be a slave; to be entirely unprotected by law or custom; to have the laws reduce you to the condition of a chattel, entirely subject to the will of another. you never exhausted your ingenuity in avoiding the snares, and eluding the power of a hated tyrant; you never shuddered at the sound of his footsteps, and trembled within hearing of his voice. i know i did wrong. no one can feel it more sensibly than i do. the painful and humiliating memory will haunt me to my dying day. still, in looking back, calmly, on the events of my life, i feel that the slave woman ought not to be judged by the same standard as others.

Explanation:

To determine the sentences, we analyze the narrative structure (personal recount, direct address) and conversational tone (appealing to readers' empathy):

1. "Pity me, and pardon me, O virtuous reader! You never knew what it is to be a slave; to be entirely unprotected by law or custom; to have the laws reduce you to the condition of a chattel, entirely subject to the will of another."

• Directly addresses the reader ("O virtuous reader") and uses emotional appeals (asking for pity, describing slave conditions) to evoke sympathy.

1. "You never exhausted your ingenuity in avoiding the snares, and eluding the power of a hated tyrant; you never shuddered at the sound of his footsteps, and trembled within hearing of his voice. I know I did wrong."

• Contrasts the reader’s experience with the author’s (slave) experience, using relatable emotional details (shuddering, trembling) to create empathy, while maintaining a conversational, self - reflective tone.

Answer:

1. Pity me, and pardon me, O virtuous reader! You never knew what it is to be a slave; to be entirely unprotected by law or custom; to have the laws reduce you to the condition of a chattel, entirely subject to the will of another.
2. You never exhausted your ingenuity in avoiding the snares, and eluding the power of a hated tyrant; you never shuddered at the sound of his footsteps, and trembled within hearing of his voice. I know I did wrong.