Shrouded Christianity The Bible is a “roadmap” that shows how one ought to live their life. It contains the mind of God and gives Christians moral guidelines and examples of which to abide by. Although the oppressors in both “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” written by Harriet Jacobs and “Our Nig” written by Harriet E. Wilson, claim to be of the Christian faith, there is a disparity between their religious values and …showed first 75 words of 1103 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1103 total…in order to give those of Christian faith guidelines by which to live by. However in both “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” and “Our Nig,” Jacobs and Wilson demonstrate how there is a disparity between religious values and actions bestowed upon their slaves. They do this by showing how the oppressors repeatedly violate the rule of God and how these violations affected the oppressed physical well-being, their limitations, and their mental health.