My Struggle for an Education

My Struggle for an Education

from Up from Slavery

Booker T. Washington

Theme: Ambition by not giving up Booker got not only to Hampton but he also got the education he desired, and every task you do do it whole heartedly 

Text Evidence: "I was one of the happiest souls on earth. The sweeping of that room was my college examination." 

Summary: This story is about Booker T. Washington and his struggle he faced as he tried to receive the education he so desired.

Characters: Booker T. Washington, Lewis Ruffner, Mrs.Viola Ruffner, The Captin, and Head Teacher.

Setting: East and West Virginia around the 1850's

Conflict: Person v.s. Society. "He was a black man in a white mans world" He was faced with segregation as he tried to earn his education.

Figurative Language: Metaphor Booker compared himself and others lives a lot.

Point of view: First person.

Text Evidence: "I must have walked the streets till after mid-night."