Write a 900 word essay, drawing upon at least three texts from the list of "The Death of Evan Ilyich" ,"The Home and the World", "A Simple Heart (Soul)", "The Interesting Narrative and the Life of Olaudah Equiano", "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass", "Letter of September 6 ,1815." Discuss the relationship between outside knowledge (gained through education and literacy) and self-knowledge (gained through experience). You should answer the following questions throughout your essay.
In what ways do these forms of knowledge-outside knowledge and self-knowledge-complement each other?
In what ways are they in tension with each other?