Commentary for "Ain't I a Woman"

   The way Sojourner Truth wrote her poem made so much sense. In the time she was in, she struggled so much with rights alone. She hardly even existed as a black person, let alone a black woman. Because of who she was, she never experienced the life she deserved. All she did was work hard and hard, with no breaks. Giving birth to children, seeing them go, working in fields like crazy for hardly anything at all, and serving white people who gave no clue what it felt like to be treated as an animal. Sojourner Truth persevered as a black woman, because she had hope even in the midst of her troubles. She believed in God even when He seemed distant. She had faith in the fact that she would have peace one way or another. Although life brought her down time and time again, through every high and low, up and down, pro or con, good or bad, Sojourner Truth held true to the fact that she was a woman, and that she could do all things through Christ who gave her the strength to "turn the world right side up". She made inroads in society; she made a name for herself. Sojourner Truth stood as a beacon of light and hope for all African Americans during that time, and even today. She proved that black woman were not the worst, and that they were just as inspirational as anyone else. Sojourner Truth never let anyone look down on her, even while she was a slave. She had so much confidence, despite the surrounding struggles. During her time in purgatory, when all said "no", God in her said, "Yes!" She could care less that some white man told her to get down-- as far as Sojourner Truth was concerned, she was not ashamed, for the Lord was on her side through every thick and thin, whatever the weather, no matter what. Sojourner Truth carried all the fruits of the spirit every day, just by looking at the lines of the poem. Without them, she would not have been able to take all the horrid things of her life. Sojourner Truth worked very hard for the dreams she wanted, inside her bounds and out. She wanted to work for her kids' well being. She wanted to work for the good that was in her future. But above all, she wanted to work for all the Lord did for her. Sojourner was grateful for her life, because as merciless and dark as circumstances were for her, she was dedicated not to give up to the pressuring tease that she was a useless black woman. She was determined to defeat the lie which set her, and many other women, back many miles. Sojourner Truth ran back all her miles not just to finish the race this time, but to win it. She did not want to hear she could not do it, because in her heart, mind, soul and spirit, she could do whatever the heck she wanted to do.