Biography of miss jane pittman

1This paper will explore the ways in which Ernest J. Gaines uses fiction in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman to write a history of the African Americans from to The “Introduction” sets the novel going, but its direction has already been given in the unusual dedication to his grandmother, stepfather and aunt “who did not walk a day in her life but who taught me the importance of standing” (Gaines iv). The significance for Gaines is that what happened a hundred years ago is part of his present-day lived life. The nineteenth-century novel was possessed by history, and white nineteenth-century novelists found their great subject in the war of europeisk nations that was fought between and But that was not an American war nor was it an African American war. For Gaines, the war that makes the great turning point of a nation and a people is the American Civil War, fought from to It resulted in a moment of history after which life would not be the same.

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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (film)

American TV series or program

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
DVD cover
Genre	Drama
Based on	The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines
Screenplay by	Tracy Keenan Wynn
Directed by	John Korty
Starring	Cicely Tyson Barbara Cheney Richard Dysart Katherine Helmond Michael Murphy Odetta Thalmus Rasulala
Theme music composer	Fred Karlin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Producers	Robert W. Christiansen Rick Rosenberg Philip Barry Jr.
Production locations	Natchez, Mississippi Woodville, Mississippi Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation - State Highway 75, Geismer, Louisiana Ryan Airport - Jackie Cochran Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana The Cottage Plantation - Cottage Lane, St. Francisville, Louisiana
Cinematography	James Crabe
Editor	Sidney Levin
Running time	minutes
Production company	Tomorrow Entertainment
Network	CBS
Releas • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman January 1, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman: Ernest J. Gaines' novel of the long journey to freedom The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines was a selection chosen by members of On the Southern Literary Trail as a group read for January, Special thanks to Trail member Jane for nominating this work. A Note from the incomplete reader The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman was originally published by Ernest J. Gainesthrough the Dial Press in A second printing followed in The Second Printing When Gaine's novel was filmed as a television movie in sales mushroomed with the issue of the mass-market Bantam Paperback tie-in edition. Cicely Tyson played the title role from approximately age 23 to The production garnered nine Emmy Awards, including Best Actress for Ms. Tyson. Cicely Tyson portrayed a century of the life of Miss Jane Pittman I was a first year law student when "The Autobiography of Mi