Harriet Wilson's Movement

According to Blitzer "an author is moved, or prompted, to take a position, to make a stand, by the exigence" In "Our Nig" Harriet Wilson was moved by her exigence. In our in class presentation by Sarah and Phil they noted that "movement is a result of exigence; not exigence itself" I think that in "Our Nig" this is apparent. The fact that the piece is autobiographical (to a large degree) proves that Wilson was moved by her experiences to write. Her purpose was to make a statement about her life and show through her own personal experiences the wrong doings of the racial situation in America in the 1850's. She wanted to make her point and strive for the uplift of her people, this is what motivated Wilson to write when it was not the societal norm to do such.  Wilson sheds light on a situation because she was compelled to do so. This fits Blitzer's defintion of exigence. Wilson was moved by her exigence to write something that she felt would help to change the situation she saw as unjust and in need of attention.