Phillis Wheatley
Ivette Arroyo
English B 11A
Unit 1 Lesson 11
About Phillis Wheatley
She was the first published American-African female poet. She was brought to British-ruled Boston, Massachusetts on July 11, 1761
At the age of eight, she was sold to the wealthy Boston merchant and tailor John Wheatley, who bought the young girl as a servant for his wife Susanna.
She also learned to write and read by the 18 year old daughter.
Her Purpose
Her purpose was so the reader know what life was like for her.
She likes to write poets so I think that she wrote also to express how it felt to be a woman slave being abducted from her home.
Authors Motivation
She wrote about her own life this was her motivation.
She wanted to express her self
Ivette Arroyo
English B 11A
Unit 1 Lesson 11
About Phillis Wheatley
She was the first published American-African female poet. She was brought to British-ruled Boston, Massachusetts on July 11, 1761
At the age of eight, she was sold to the wealthy Boston merchant and tailor John Wheatley, who bought the young girl as a servant for his wife Susanna.
She also learned to write and read by the 18 year old daughter.
Her Purpose
Her purpose was so the reader know what life was like for her.
She likes to write poets so I think that she wrote also to express how it felt to be a woman slave being abducted from her home.
Authors Motivation
She wrote about her own life this was her motivation.
She wanted to express her self