You have heard the saying " All men are created equal". Well, have you heard the way Frederick Douglass has used it in his book. In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass it showed all men are created equal, Douglass has a way of showing that all men are created equal by telling his readers about the cruel things he had to experience. His personal experiences were a big part of him showing all men are created equal because he has gone through some harsh things. The other way he showed all men are created equal is by doing comparison which he does some of in his writing.
To start with " All men are created equal" is a famous saying. Frederick Douglass uses it in his way of personal experiences. His personal experiences had a big impact to his listeners because Douglass had to go through some awful stuff as a slave. One …show more content…
His aunt's name was Hester. The Master that was theirs at the time, was a cruel man and enjoy punishing the slaves. The Master would take her to the kitchen tie up her arm and undress her. Then he'll take out the cow skins. Which is what they used to whip the slaves. The Master would begin whipping her. Frederick would hear the screams and see all the blood running down her body to her feet onto the kitchen floors. While the evil Master would be whipping her, he would start calling her names and begin cursing at her. At that time, Frederick was scared because he thought he was going to be next. He wasn’t next. (You could find all this information in the novel Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass on chapter 1 paragraph 10 lines 9-11). Frederick Douglass also had another personal experience. There were these two men father and son. Who were called old Barney and Young Barney. They took care of the stables which meant the horses. The horses were more treasure. If the horses weren't fed, clean, or handle well the slave would get the consequence. Their master at the time
To start with " All men are created equal" is a famous saying. Frederick Douglass uses it in his way of personal experiences. His personal experiences had a big impact to his listeners because Douglass had to go through some awful stuff as a slave. One …show more content…
His aunt's name was Hester. The Master that was theirs at the time, was a cruel man and enjoy punishing the slaves. The Master would take her to the kitchen tie up her arm and undress her. Then he'll take out the cow skins. Which is what they used to whip the slaves. The Master would begin whipping her. Frederick would hear the screams and see all the blood running down her body to her feet onto the kitchen floors. While the evil Master would be whipping her, he would start calling her names and begin cursing at her. At that time, Frederick was scared because he thought he was going to be next. He wasn’t next. (You could find all this information in the novel Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass on chapter 1 paragraph 10 lines 9-11). Frederick Douglass also had another personal experience. There were these two men father and son. Who were called old Barney and Young Barney. They took care of the stables which meant the horses. The horses were more treasure. If the horses weren't fed, clean, or handle well the slave would get the consequence. Their master at the time