Lines 31-49--Allusion
Identify the story that Douglass refers to in lines 31-49, and ask them to analyze
why he alludes(makes the reference) to that story.

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.