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Chapter 7: Early Days at Tuskegee
Explanation and Analysis:
As an autobiography, Up from Slavery is written from the first-person perspective. While there are moments in which Washington uses metaphor, imagery, and other types of figurative language, his writing style is primarily literal and unadorned. He is focused on capturing facts rather than feelings as he describes his chronological progress from an enslaved young person to leader of a prestigious educational institution and well-known public intellectual.
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Chapter 12: Raising Money
Explanation and Analysis:
As an autobiography, Up from Slavery is written from the first-person perspective. While there are moments in which Washington uses metaphor, imagery, and other types of figurative language, his writing style is primarily literal and unadorned. He is focused on capturing facts rather than feelings as he describes his chronological progress from an enslaved young person to leader of a prestigious educational institution and well-known public intellectual.
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