During the 18th and 19th centuries, both Frederick Douglass and Olympe de Gouges were implicitly forced by their government to fight against civil right violations. In the 19th century, Frederick Douglass released The Right to Criticize American Institution corresponding to Slavery and its ill-willed repercussions amongst 3,000,000 people of color in America. In the 18th century, Olympe de Gouges released Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen which was a reinterpretation of The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. In both writings, the audience can depict a tone of passionate anger and a desire for justice. However, while Douglass uses truth and sympathy to inform and persuade his audience, de Gouges uses a form of interrogation and sarcasm to intimidate and persuade her audience.
In The Right to Criticize American Institution, Frederick Douglass retorts against slavery in America and does a splendid job at inciting emotion in the audience that truly acknowledges the civil right issue that should have never been introduced to the world. Initially, he introduces himself as a “simple man” and subsequently creates a casual, familiar tone whilst mentioning his past as a slave. He states that truth will be his witness in this critique of humanity or its lack …show more content…
They relay a message that was never emphasized because those who were underrepresented were also silenced. It is unfortunate that those who were part of the “large portion” carry on their ignorant states of mind today, however, there are countless individuals who are as valiant as Douglass and as dauntless as de Gouges. Thus, their respective courage induced a butterfly effect for centuries to
In The Right to Criticize American Institution, Frederick Douglass retorts against slavery in America and does a splendid job at inciting emotion in the audience that truly acknowledges the civil right issue that should have never been introduced to the world. Initially, he introduces himself as a “simple man” and subsequently creates a casual, familiar tone whilst mentioning his past as a slave. He states that truth will be his witness in this critique of humanity or its lack …show more content…
They relay a message that was never emphasized because those who were underrepresented were also silenced. It is unfortunate that those who were part of the “large portion” carry on their ignorant states of mind today, however, there are countless individuals who are as valiant as Douglass and as dauntless as de Gouges. Thus, their respective courage induced a butterfly effect for centuries to