Accidents in the Life of a Slave by Harriet Jacobs speaks powerfully to her readers by describing the brutalities of slavery and how slave owners can destroy peaceful lives. After reading and rereading the story, I noticed a few things about the way Jacobs tries to educate her readers and her intended audience, namely Northern women. As if we didn't know enough how terrible slavery is, this story provides detailed examples of the lives of slaves and provokes an incredible amount of emotion. He uses different tactics in his writing to reach the desired audience and does it very well. The way she wrote the story doesn't feel like it's emotionally connected. Perhaps she was desensitized to such topics due to her personal experiences and writing about them brings back painful memories. It's almost as if she's an omniscient character recounting her experiences of life as a slave. When he speaks directly to the reader, it is often to state something that others may not know or fully understand. In directing her writings to the women of the North, Jacobs uses examples that can put the reader in her shoes, making them really see what was happening in the South. After the first year of her life as a newly discovered slave with the Flint family, one of her friends is dead. “I heard his mother sob, as the clods fell on the coffin of her only son, and I turned from the grave, feeling grateful that I still had something to love.” (Jacob 358). This quote speaks to women because everyone knows that losing a daughter, especially an only child, is the worst thing a mother can endure. The way he says it in the story it almost seems like things like this were a common occurrence... middle of the paper... like they were taken. The northern man felt sympathy for Ben especially knowing his past as opposed to a southerner who would recapture the runaway slave leaving before him a punishment known only to God. Harriet Jacobs used unique and unusual tactics while writing the novel, Incidents in the life of a slave. These tactics were intended to reach Northern women. First, she writes about the hardships of life as a slave, such as losing those close to you. Then, she provides examples of how Southern women and men differ from those who were born and raised in the North. Throughout the novel, she continually states the difficulties mothers face, which women everywhere can identify with. Finally, his emotionally detached tone lets readers know that he is writing to make a point rather than seeking sympathy..