Frederick Douglass Bread Of Knowledge Essay

Frederick Douglass had a very interesting life as a slave. He was born into slavery and lived a harsh life as a slave. He was someone who was looked down upon just because of his ethnicity. He was so low on the social pyramid that he wasn’t even given the most basic right in the Declaration of Independence; The pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. However for being someone who has been denied these basic rights his story is centered around the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery and given no liberty, his own life wasn’t even owned by him. This never stopped Douglass however and he lived through the harshness of slavery. He found liberties such as learning to read thanks to Mrs. Auld. This gave him hope, freedom, and the key to becoming a man… knowledge. He later continued to improve his reading skills by trading his “bread of knowledge” with street urchins. This was one of several ways Douglass’ life was an embodiment of liberty. Douglass’ story also showed periods of happiness. Being taught by Mrs. Auld and the street urchins allowed him to see that not everyone had become subject to slavery and that not everyone had succumbed to its evil ways. The two Irish workers also showed him that he wasn’t alone in the struggle of having …show more content…
For roughly 20 years Douglass had been born with nothing to his name, not even his own life. Over time he built himself a new life so that he could reclaim the one that was taken from him. He learned how to read (this is a major part of his life if you couldn’t tell), discovered that knowledge was the key to his freedom, and over time he built up his courage and made himself a man. He proved to everyone that just because you take away the life of someone it doesn't mean that they are dead or powerless, it just means that they will come back stronger than ever. Douglass then reclaimed his life when he escaped from slavery and gained his