1) Frederick Douglas was a civil rights activist and abolitionist during the 1800’s, and is most notable for his amazing speeches and his role in the civil war. Thomas Auld was a upper class plantation owner during the 1800’s, and we can infer that Auld is Douglas’ “master”. This letter is written before the U.S. civil war, and tensions are beginning to rise in the country. The south is largely for the use of slavery, while the north is largely against this notion; this division of the country will ultimately lead to the outbreak of the U.S. civil war.
2) Douglas justifies his action of putting his former master’s name in the public by stating, “ All will agree that a man guilty of theft, robbery, or murder, has forfeited the right to concealment …show more content…
He points out how god could be good if he created black people to serve white people. From a very young age, Douglas understood that slavery was unjust, and over time he began to understand what was actually transpiring. Douglas also justifies his action of escaping Auld’s plantation by saying that he did not take anything away from Auld because he did not own him, therefore not hindering his pursuit of earning a honest living. By italicizing honest the reader understands that DOuglas is implying that slavery is in no way ok, and therefore should be illegal.
6) When Douglas is describing this situation, he is talking about his inclusion in the discussion of slavery, and presumably his speeches on his toils as a slave. When he says “I have never forgotten you, but have invariably made you the topic of conversation.” (Douglas 4). He has spent a large amount of time talking about his horrible times as a slave, and has made Thomas Auld the subject of this conversation. He describes Auld in a very negative light, and when he says that Auld has become the topic of conversation, he has become a hated individual because of his role in
2) Douglas justifies his action of putting his former master’s name in the public by stating, “ All will agree that a man guilty of theft, robbery, or murder, has forfeited the right to concealment …show more content…
He points out how god could be good if he created black people to serve white people. From a very young age, Douglas understood that slavery was unjust, and over time he began to understand what was actually transpiring. Douglas also justifies his action of escaping Auld’s plantation by saying that he did not take anything away from Auld because he did not own him, therefore not hindering his pursuit of earning a honest living. By italicizing honest the reader understands that DOuglas is implying that slavery is in no way ok, and therefore should be illegal.
6) When Douglas is describing this situation, he is talking about his inclusion in the discussion of slavery, and presumably his speeches on his toils as a slave. When he says “I have never forgotten you, but have invariably made you the topic of conversation.” (Douglas 4). He has spent a large amount of time talking about his horrible times as a slave, and has made Thomas Auld the subject of this conversation. He describes Auld in a very negative light, and when he says that Auld has become the topic of conversation, he has become a hated individual because of his role in