In "Ain't I a Woman?," why does Truth repeat the phrase “Ain’t I a woman?” throughout the second paragraph?That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?
Answer
A
to suggest that audience should worry about her
B
to reinforce the idea that men should be more helpful
C
to suggest that females are tougher than males
D
to reinforce that she is strong, resilient and female
Explanation
Truth repeats “Ain’t I a woman?” after describing her physical labor, ability to endure hardship, and grief over her children being sold into slavery. The repeated question challenges the idea that women deserve special treatment only if they are seen as delicate, while emphasizing that she is still a woman despite her strength and suffering. This reinforces that she is strong, resilient, and female.
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