Audience and Purpose:
The following text is an autobiography written by Mary Seacole describing her time as a nurse from
Britain, and looking back upon the hardships and adversities some of the people had to face during the rapid spread of the yellow fever in the year 1853. The text doesn't attempt to argue a particular point; however it does offer the readers a first-hand view into what it would feel like to live in Jamaica at that time, the consistent use of anecdotes throughout the text provides sufficient information about the main idea, and therefore; the text is an informative piece, set out to inform the people of all the different aspects and sufferings the people faced in Jamaica.
Content and Theme:
The text mainly focuses on Seacole's experiences in Jamaica during the 19th century where Jamaica was struck with the yellow fever, Seacole was sent to Jamaica in order to provide immediate assistance to the Jamaicans. The anecdotes are filled with her traumatic experiences as she watched countless people die and get amputated to stop the spread of the disease. Seacole mentions the connections between herself and the Jamaicans and describes them as a mother-child connection. She was immensely affected by watching people suffer from the yellow fever and it taught her to face the concept of death with a smile rather than a frown,
Tone and Mood:
The text portrays a depressing and dark tone that runs throughout the whole text as it deals with the suffering and deaths of many people. Seacole begins using words like dreadful, suffering, harrowing, enemy, and vain to emphasize that the situation was a dull and depressing one.
Style and Structure:
The following text is an autobiography written by Mary Seacole describing her time as a nurse from
Britain, and looking back upon the hardships and adversities some of the people had to face during the rapid spread of the yellow fever in the year 1853. The text doesn't attempt to argue a particular point; however it does offer the readers a first-hand view into what it would feel like to live in Jamaica at that time, the consistent use of anecdotes throughout the text provides sufficient information about the main idea, and therefore; the text is an informative piece, set out to inform the people of all the different aspects and sufferings the people faced in Jamaica.
Content and Theme:
The text mainly focuses on Seacole's experiences in Jamaica during the 19th century where Jamaica was struck with the yellow fever, Seacole was sent to Jamaica in order to provide immediate assistance to the Jamaicans. The anecdotes are filled with her traumatic experiences as she watched countless people die and get amputated to stop the spread of the disease. Seacole mentions the connections between herself and the Jamaicans and describes them as a mother-child connection. She was immensely affected by watching people suffer from the yellow fever and it taught her to face the concept of death with a smile rather than a frown,
Tone and Mood:
The text portrays a depressing and dark tone that runs throughout the whole text as it deals with the suffering and deaths of many people. Seacole begins using words like dreadful, suffering, harrowing, enemy, and vain to emphasize that the situation was a dull and depressing one.
Style and Structure:
The text was written from the perspective of an author as it is an autobiography. Telling a story about herself, the text uses the voice of the author which is mot commonly seen through the use of pronouns "I". It hooks the reader through it's vivid descriptions of the suffering of the people, which results in emotion being displayed by the reader. The text does not have a particular structure but it mainly consists of collections of correlating anecdotes.
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