The Insperation for Sojourner Truth's Writings

                 I enjoyed reading Truth's story about what she had to go through and her experiences with battling slavery. She was a slave for almost her entire life, but that didn't stop her from trying to create a family and as normal life as she could with her circumstances. She ended up getting married and having three kids, a boy and two girls. Eventually, Truth was able to escape to freedom with one of her daughters while the other two stayed behind. She later learned that her son was illegally sold so she took the issue to court and was able to get him back. She was the first black woman to successfully challenge a white man in court in the United States. The time that she lived in was the reason of these events happening and why she wrote about her experiences.
               This all took place in the early 1800's when slavery was a very common occurrence. Truth knew it wasn't right and did her best to fight slavery and save as many slaves as she could. Her real name was actually Isabella Baumfree but changed it in 1843 to Sojourner Truth when she began fighting for women's rights. I originally didn't think she did a lot, but after reading about her I think she had a big impact on the issues that she fought for. I am not sure but the wourld could be different without her doing what she did.
                                                                   

A Dangerous Man

        This short story is not one that we have read in our class but it is a classic short story and one that I really enjoyed. I am talking about "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. I want to talk about General Zaroff and why he is my current favorite villain in short stories. Zaroff is a big game hunter that goes around the world and hunts exotic animals for the thrill and sport of it. His home is covered in trophies of different types of animals he has killed. He explains all of this to Rainsford, a man that had to take shelter in Zaroff's home after his ship crashed.
      Eventually, Zaroff explains that he hunts humans now because regular hunting was too easy for him and explains to Rainsford that if he can survive three days, then he can leave the island. The story explains how Rainsford tries to hide and trick Zaroff but Zaroff is too skilled. He always manages to find Rainsford no matter how much he tries to cover up his trail. I don't want to spoil the rest of the story but this is why I chose Raisnford as my favorite villain. He is smart and very skilled in hunting and decides to take it to the next level by adding humans as the prey. Not only that but the people he hunts always have a chance to fight back, which is what Zaroff wants when he hunts. A good challenge from his prey. I would defiantly recommend this short story to anybody who likes a good action story.