Frederick Douglass Reflection

Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” Frederick Douglass knew what it was like to struggle with freedom. His struggles were depicted in his autobiography, “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.” Throughout the story, you watch him struggle to free himself from the mental and physical bondages of slavery. He watched friends and family die and quiver in fear as the white man took control of the free world. Whites were able to maintain their control by keeping the blacks uneducated. Ignorance became a vital tool in preventing the blacks from dominating their white counterparts. Nevertheless, Douglass often lost his desire to escape and became physically and mentally indebted to his masters. It took years before Frederick came to the realization that knowledge made a man unfit to be a slave. …show more content…
I believe the reason for this travesty is because reading is not properly promoted in the household or at schools. In addition, the destruction of libraries, book burnings, and the enforcement of books as academic discipline has made reading inaccessible and often a burden. My program will incorporate grammar, classical language, etymology, poetry, world and historical literature, literary theories, and creative writing. Classical Language will allow readers to see the different varieties of modern English and how classical written language has developed overtime. Grammar and Etymology will not only help the readers learn how to properly construct a sentence, but readers can also study the origin of certain words and the way in which their meanings has changed throughout history. World and Historical Literature will allow the readers to become more diverse as they comprehend more than modern English literature. Lastly, the use of poetry, creative writing, and literary theories will help readers grasp the concept of stories and develop their own interpretations onto