Category: The Known World
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The Known World’: Juxtaposition of Two Worlds Perspectives
The novel, The Known World, by Edward Jones is imbued with literal and metaphoric representations of the known world during the period of nineteenth century America. Life in Manchester revolves around slavery where both master and slaves coexist.’The Known World’ is the title of a map of Earth which lies in Skiffington’s office and shows…
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The Known World’: Main Problems Discussed in a Book
The Known World, a historical fiction novel by Edward P. Jones, opens with a master’s death. He owns over 30 slaves and 50 acres of land in Manchester County, Virginia. His slaves probably do not know that he originally intended on being a different kind of master, “the kind of shepherd master God had intended”…