Hello Mr. Sean-Michael Philip Young, I understand that it has been several years since I have written you a letter or an essay or even note, and perhaps you have wished that I would no longer write to you. Alas, if that was indeed your wish, I for one am (slightly) hurt and, as you can tell by this letter, your wish has not been fulfilled; however, I do write to you in regards to English, specifically about Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, written by, as you would know, Frederick Douglass. Naturally, as with any autobiography, there are several themes and lessons that we can learn from Douglass’s narration of his own life; perhaps the most intriguing and thoughtful of these themes is Douglass’s illustration of the maintenance and
