Enslave In The Life Of Fredrick 'Dougles'

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Money is power but knowlegde bring sucess but which one of these can bring you true happiness.imagine having that one thing that can bring you complete happiness how much are you willing to to sacrfice to bring yourself that joy.both walter and fedick duglas goals are both the same both persutitng their happiness. A rise in the sun describe happiness as having wealth and the power to purchase what you want when you want for yourself. The life of Fredrick douglass describe a man who is enslave for his life and his dreams is to gain knowledge his freedom from slavery. both story have different views on acheving true happiness through wealth or knowleged but also share some similarites to ahceving happiness. for examples to how the two text share

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