Frederick Douglass Compare And Contrast American Dream And Individualism

When comparing or contrasting these two books, there are a lot of key topics that stand out more than the complete obvious. In this paper, I argue, that there are more similarities than differences when it comes to how both authors defined the American Dream. The first similarity that both authors seem to convey in both books is Individualism. Both books seem to tackle the theme of rugged individualism that is still part of the American Dream. In Douglass’ point of view, he always seemed to isolate and separate himself from the other slaves. It was even said at one point by him that he felt disgusted and ashamed as he watched other slaves argue over whos slave master was the best.