In chapter one of Frederick Douglass, it is justified by the author, that the contentious abuse slaves agonized at this time, changed the perception for the protagonist. Douglass recalls,"It was the blood-stained gate, the entrance to hell of slavery, through which I was about to pass" (Douglass 25). In this quote, Douglass recalls a traumatic moment in his childhood, that altered his perspective of the world. Douglass depicts a deplorable story of witnessing his Aunt Hest being abused by a white slave master. Douglass was fairly young when he witnessed such an event, which can lead readers to infer that Douglass’s view on racial inequality was not composed yet. Presumably, readers can infer that Douglass is not fully cognizant of the hatred,
