Phillis Wheatley
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...religion offered a great deal of stability. From the simplest of slaves, who could relate to the persecution within the Bible, to those who were more adequately taught to read and write, who could find answers to life in the Bible, Christianity has served to offer hope and explanation to many African American slaves. The following paper examines two poems, one Phillis Wheatley and one written to Phillis Wheatley. The paper first discusses ""To S.M. a Young African Painter on Seeing His Work" by Phillis Wheatley and then "An Address to Miss Phillis Wheatley" by Jupiter Hammon. The paper finishes with a comparison and contrast of the two.
To S.M. a Young African Painter
In Wheatley's poem we see a sort of religious reverence for the painting, or paintings, she is looking at. She claims, " Still, wond'rous youth! each noble path pursue,/ On deathless glories fix thine ardent view" (Wheatley...
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