“The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.” -Confucius
In the autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass, the author takes the reader on a journey of his past as a slave. George Fitzhugh, an American social theorist, wrote an essay called Slavery Justified; which he defends the purpose of slavery and argues about how it should live on. George Fitzhugh’s strive for slavery to live on is wrong. This shown through dehumanization, immorality, and censorship.
Even though he thinks that the slavery is right, he doesn’t realize how it can dehumanize an individual. He dehumanize them by believing that they shouldn’t have freedom. Fitzhugh said, “...which free competition or liberty and equality beget and encourage, is quite as oppressive, cruel, and exterminating…,” (paragraph 3). He’s saying that freedom is cruel; how it would slaves would gain potential. He believes if they learn how to read and write, they’ll be able to think on their own. In the other hand, Frederick Douglass demonstrates the exact act that Fitzhugh oppress; standing up for freedom. Douglass said, “The …show more content…
He blinded his readers from the truth; saying that slaves were “happy.” He said, “The slaves are all well fed, well clad, have plenty, and are happy,” (paragraph 7). This was one way for him to try to persuade his readers; lying about how they were happy. He wanted his readers to see how he could “relate” to slaves. However, Douglass, once a slave, demonstrates the true feelings and being of a slave. “Consumed in preparing for the field the coming day; and when this is done, old and young, male and female, married and single, drop side by side, on one common bed, the cold damp floor.., and here they sleep till they are summoned to the field by the drivels horn,” (27). This displays how sad and tough life was for slaves. Fitzhugh his this cold truth from
In the autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass, the author takes the reader on a journey of his past as a slave. George Fitzhugh, an American social theorist, wrote an essay called Slavery Justified; which he defends the purpose of slavery and argues about how it should live on. George Fitzhugh’s strive for slavery to live on is wrong. This shown through dehumanization, immorality, and censorship.
Even though he thinks that the slavery is right, he doesn’t realize how it can dehumanize an individual. He dehumanize them by believing that they shouldn’t have freedom. Fitzhugh said, “...which free competition or liberty and equality beget and encourage, is quite as oppressive, cruel, and exterminating…,” (paragraph 3). He’s saying that freedom is cruel; how it would slaves would gain potential. He believes if they learn how to read and write, they’ll be able to think on their own. In the other hand, Frederick Douglass demonstrates the exact act that Fitzhugh oppress; standing up for freedom. Douglass said, “The …show more content…
He blinded his readers from the truth; saying that slaves were “happy.” He said, “The slaves are all well fed, well clad, have plenty, and are happy,” (paragraph 7). This was one way for him to try to persuade his readers; lying about how they were happy. He wanted his readers to see how he could “relate” to slaves. However, Douglass, once a slave, demonstrates the true feelings and being of a slave. “Consumed in preparing for the field the coming day; and when this is done, old and young, male and female, married and single, drop side by side, on one common bed, the cold damp floor.., and here they sleep till they are summoned to the field by the drivels horn,” (27). This displays how sad and tough life was for slaves. Fitzhugh his this cold truth from