Frederick Douglass Throughout the story of From My Bondage and My Freedom, Douglass’s mistress, Mrs. Auld, had different opinions in terms of him learning to read. At first, she approved of him reading. The story says, “My mistress-who had begun to teach me-.” (Douglass, 521). That is saying that at the start, his mistress was fine with the idea of Douglass learning to read. However, she is later violent in her opposition to his reading. This event happened because her husband had to check her on the idea of teaching a slave how to read because that sort of action was illegal. “-Was suddenly checked in her benevolent design, by the strong advice of her husband” was said for this proposition to be true (Douglass, 521). I feel that Frederick Douglass is using his words to appeal to the reader’s logic because he explains the actions that his mistress’s husband had to take in order for her opposition to happen.
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“I made enough money to buy what was then a very popular schoolbook, the Columbian Orator” (Douglass, 525). Towards the end of the story, he changes his mood from light-hearted, to wretched and gloomy. He did this action because he realized what his life was as a slave in his time. The text says “This knowledge opened my eyes to the horrible pit,” (Douglass, 526). At this point, Frederick Douglass uses his words to appeal to the reader’s emotions because of the use of the adjectives wretched, gloomy, gleesome, and
“I made enough money to buy what was then a very popular schoolbook, the Columbian Orator” (Douglass, 525). Towards the end of the story, he changes his mood from light-hearted, to wretched and gloomy. He did this action because he realized what his life was as a slave in his time. The text says “This knowledge opened my eyes to the horrible pit,” (Douglass, 526). At this point, Frederick Douglass uses his words to appeal to the reader’s emotions because of the use of the adjectives wretched, gloomy, gleesome, and