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Harriet Tubman, Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Rhetoric
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in Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, why is TUDI
away from the first farmhouse?
The owner does not believe in helping enslaved people escape
The owner is scared that he and the group will be caught breaking the law
The owner is surprised that Tubman is asking for a place to stay
The owner does not understand Tubman's code words when she knocks

How does crane's depiction of the way information was spread in the nineteenth century affect the novel? crane seeks to use the novel as a way to criticize the journalists of the time for how they glorified war as a means of union propaganda. by depicting the extent to which newspapers were circulated, crane seeks to expose the lack of unbiased reporting at the time. by giving newspapers a major role in the novel, crane seeks to make a connection between the increasing role of the military in national affairs and the decline of farming. crane captures the power of journalistic reports at a time when it was the primary means of transmitting information to a broad audience by showing its influence on henry.