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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest Gaines is a great novel and one book that I will not soon forget. This book had a very inspiring and exciting story to tell. The story is set in the time of the Civil War. It begins by introducing us to a young slave woman around the age of eleven or twelve, named Ticey, who is recently freed from working on a plantation. Even though she is free in a legal sense at the moment, it will take Ticey years to reach real freedom. The story involves her new life and the many trials and tribulations in which she must endure. It also sheds light on the issues of racism, inequality, and prejudice. This book influenced me to become an even stronger person because Ticey, although made to believe that she was nothing and would never amount to anything, never gave up in her long struggle for freedom and independence, even when she saw and witnessed many of freed slaved killed. In her quest for self-determination, she changed her name to Jane because Ticey was a name given to her by her master and thought of as a slave name but a Yankee solider by the name of Mr. Brown named her Jane. Her strong-willed nature and “tough as nails” attitude helped set the tone for the entire book. Th