Intellect is the ability to analyze, reflect and use judgment to reason. Intellect is different from the term intelligence; intellect is using knowledge to produce an outcome while intelligence is acquiring knowledge. The protagonists in The Fall and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass were examples of intelligent individuals using intellect to make judgments and decisions in their daily lives. The protagonists differed in many aspects such as in their characteristics, the hardships they faced on their journeys and their motivations behind accomplishing their goals successfully. However, the two characters were able to use their intellect similarly to have an impact on their lives as well as impact the lives of others. The author
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Human beings are imperfect; most are not evil, but most are not angels either. Human beings are selfish creatures with goals of reproductive success. The connections people make are many times for personal interest. Clamence explained how he helped the blind in order to receive an audience of worship. He was unethical in his means to achieve his goals, but he was able to retrospectively reflect in order to expose himself to the reader for punishment. Unlike Jean-Baptiste Clamence, Frederick Douglass used his intellect ethically to achieve his goals. He was born into slavery during the 1800s, and even though his father was white he was not a free man. His mother was a slave and the child was to follow the status of their mother. Using his intellect Douglass was able to expose the cruelties of slavery and the deprivation of freedom. Douglass knew that under the law he would not be free, but he could search for his own …show more content…
For instance, Clamence pointed out that the Dutch seemed as though they were moral men; nevertheless, he witnessed prostitution and violence in the red-light district. He also explained how humans wanted to take on the role of being God; People judged everyone around them, but he questioned if God approved. He believed that God was the only one who could forgive him for his sins and this is why he was in constant search for redemption; no matter how much he would confess to someone they could not make him feel better about what he has
Human beings are imperfect; most are not evil, but most are not angels either. Human beings are selfish creatures with goals of reproductive success. The connections people make are many times for personal interest. Clamence explained how he helped the blind in order to receive an audience of worship. He was unethical in his means to achieve his goals, but he was able to retrospectively reflect in order to expose himself to the reader for punishment. Unlike Jean-Baptiste Clamence, Frederick Douglass used his intellect ethically to achieve his goals. He was born into slavery during the 1800s, and even though his father was white he was not a free man. His mother was a slave and the child was to follow the status of their mother. Using his intellect Douglass was able to expose the cruelties of slavery and the deprivation of freedom. Douglass knew that under the law he would not be free, but he could search for his own …show more content…
For instance, Clamence pointed out that the Dutch seemed as though they were moral men; nevertheless, he witnessed prostitution and violence in the red-light district. He also explained how humans wanted to take on the role of being God; People judged everyone around them, but he questioned if God approved. He believed that God was the only one who could forgive him for his sins and this is why he was in constant search for redemption; no matter how much he would confess to someone they could not make him feel better about what he has