why did mary agnes say she left home

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in the autobiograph of miss jane pittman

Asked by micaiah b #246485 on 4/27/2012 10:52 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/27/2012 10:58 AM

Answered by Aslan on 4/27/2012 10:57 AM

Mary Agnes came to the plantation in an effort, she says, to make amends for her family's slaveholding past.

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/27/2012 10:58 AM

She leaves home to teach on the plantation in order to make-up for her family's slaveholding in the past.