Aunt Martha

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Aunt Martha is a central maternal figure in Harriet Jacobs's slave narrative "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl," representing strength, moral guidance, and resilience amid the brutality of slavery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf enslaved woman
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
appearsInGenre autobiographical literature
slave narrative
countryOfNarrativeSetting United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Harriet Jacobs
embodies Christian morality
maternal care
resilience
strength
hasFunctionInNarrative emotional support for the protagonist
moral center of the narrative
hasRole maternal figure
moral guide
protector
isCharacterInWorkBy Harriet Jacobs
isDescribedAs central maternal figure
isRelatedTo Harriet Jacobs
languageOfWork English
livesUnderSystem slavery
providesGuidanceTo Harriet Jacobs
represents moral authority under slavery
resistance to the brutality of slavery
the strength of enslaved Black women
settingPeriod antebellum American South
symbolizes family stability
maternal sacrifice
spiritual endurance

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