Douglass’ mom is depicted as caring and affectionate to her son. The author writes that “the children of slave women shall in all cases follow the condition of their mothers.” Therefore, although she bore him with the Master, she still was a slave and so was her son. Allowed only to be with her son at night; she could only interact with him at that time. The life of slavery and the separation possibly had an impact to Douglass since he could not receive all the care and love he wished to have. Also, some live teachings such as manners, and the laws of the land were not disseminated to him. Similarly, his grandmother was old, frail and poor, taking care of other children. Her health and physical status wouldn’t allow her to provide both emotional
