Autobiography of miss jane pittman chapter summaries

Published in 1973, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman follows the tradition of the Deep South slave narrative and chronicles the experiences of the title character over the course of nearly a century of living.

With its intimate and revealing portrayal of the lives of blacks from slavery through the civil rights movement, the novel has received numerous accolades and was made into a popular television series starring Cicely Tyson as Miss Jane Pittman.

Before the opening of the first section, or Book, of the novel, there is an introduction from the “editor,” a teacher who has been attempting to convince Jane Pittman to tell him her story. Finally, in 1962, the old woman finally opens up to him and, with the help of several friends who aid in filling in the spaces left by faults of memory, she recalls the various events of her past.

Born as a slave named Ticey, Jane spends her early years without her parents, workin