Phillis Wheatley

In the passage it talks about the life and history of Phillis Wheatley. Personally I've never heard of her and her marvelous work. The passage to me seems like it is trying to give a message to the audience or readers as a word of wisdom. The author talks about the rise of Phillis Wheatley, what she went through, and a couple of her poems. To me like all new people i learn about in English, it gives me some type of wisdom in life.

Like many others, Phyllis was a slave and went through hard times in life. I think she had a hard time to really express her literary talents. I think that the message that was trying to be brought across was that talent can come from anywhere and that at that time especially. That talent can come from any race. I think back then allot of whit people thought blacks were not bright and smart. I feel that personally is not the right way to think even though back then many people had a different mind set.

When Phyllis Wheatley got discovered by her English and literary talents. I think that the whites gave her a hard time to get her reputation started. Then to find out that after she died, her files were lost. I think someone tried to loose the files of her work on purpose because she was black and they felt that black people don't need to go farther than whites and do something that whites do. In this case there weren't many blacks that were poets and good writers. That's because whites obstructed the blacks ways of prospering or having good success.

I think that Phyllis Wheatley was back then in that time considered a real true woman Because she held up her duties as a woman. She also stayed faithful to he husband until death do they part. That also shows her determination, because she didn't have to stay faithful. From her poems and from what she's been through as a slave, i feel that she was religious because of the way her poems are written. She makes me think that she's a strong individual because no matter what she always fought the racism, and evilness that she dealt with to make her life good.

In conclusion- i think that over all the story of life of Phyllis Wheatley was ver inspirational and good to read. The passage had the poem to help give me as a reader create a mind imager about the life of her. Reading this passage makes me think back agian were Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for are rights as African Americans. This passage also gave alot of wisdom to me because it tells me that no matter what don't give up and fight for your dreams.