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The autobiography of miss jane pittman quotes
Written by Braga Lena, Selina Vasquez
Anytime a child is born, the old people look in his face and ask him if he's the One.
Miss Jane
The quote above appears at the beginning of the last section of the novel and it highlights the black’s community desire and hope that someone among them will save them from the cruel society in which they live in.
Even though slavery was illegal, many plantation owners still treated the blacks working with them as slaves and used often violence and mistreated them. The black community nurtures the idea that a Messianic-like figure will rise and lead them to greatness.
Every time a child is born, the elders pressure him to behave in a way that would prove that he is the One. This is what happened in Aaron’s case who despite not be