Monday, February 12, 2007

My Sojourner Truth Story Plotline

The Real, Not-so-Real Folktale of Sojourner Truth’s Ambition
Told By: Brotha Tillwater (Pronounced Till-wa-ta)


PLOT OUTLINE
Beginning: Sojourner Truth’s Birth, childhood and overall young family life
 Birth
 Plantation
 Childhood
 Young Family Life


Middle: Sojourner escapes and discovers freedom. Within discovering freedom she discovers new issues in America. Sojourner’s start as a abolitionist.
 Sojourner escapes and discovers freedom
 Within discovering freedom she discovers new issues in America
 Sojourner’s start as a abolitionist


End: Sojourner’s career strengthens, Death
 Conflicts with Frederick Douglas and Susan B. Anthony
 Career improvements
 Death










Exposition:
 Sojourner’s slavery (briefly explaining how many plantations she’s been through until I talk about Dumont the last slave owner)


Rising Action:
 Explaining Dumont’s preposition to having early freedom
 Runaway Sojourner

Climax:
 Sojourner becomes accustomed to life in the North
 Sojourner discovers the troubles of being free

Falling Action:
 Sojourner’s outcome from her protesting
 Sojourner becomes an activist

Resolution:
 How Sojourner Changed life today


FROM DILEMMA TO DECISION

Internal conflict:
 Being a Black Woman in the major times of prejudice, racism and overall bigotry.

External Conflict:
 Making a decision to try to help stop the mistreatment of Blacks

4 comments:

bookloser72 said...

Hey You....Ummmmm, your story plot sounds good i guess. One thing though, how long do you plan on having it cause it seems kinda long. I have a suggesion, i think you should have her get raped and beaten. Did she ever get pregnant? Anyways, bye!!

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bookloser72 said...

You SUCCCCCCCCCCCK. Nah kidding. i just want to tell you that you should have Sojernour be singing a song when she escapes from being a slave. Make her sing a song we learned in Choir. Ehshay Ohluwah...Colay Bah Jehoug? someting like that. Bye!!