Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas
Frederick Douglass was born in Tuckahoe, Maryland during the slave times between 1817 - 1818. Frederick’s mother was Harriet Bailey. Is father was a white man, most likely a plantation owner. Since Frederick was born into slavery he worked as a slave for part of his life. Being a slave meant that you work very hard for long hours in a hot field, don’t get paid very well, and get fed very little. Slaves had a very rough life.
Frederick although was a young kid, he did not have to work as hard as the older people. Young slave children did the easier jobs on the plantation. Fredrick, being a slave meant he hoped from plantation to plantation. One of his first owners was Hugh Auld. Fredrick was treated really well with the Aulds because Mr. Auld wife …show more content…
Auld was very disliked for teaching Fredrick how to read. When a slave learns how to read and write they are considered smart. Slave owners don’t want slaves that know how to read a write. Frederick taught himself how to write after he learned how to read. Frederick Douglas is a very good role model by doing all of the things he did throughout the book. It showed how tough he was because of everything he went through from being moved from plantation to plantation, torchered as a slave, and just plain being a slave. Being a slave could not have been easy and to overcome it and make something good out of his life and everything that he had to do shows what kind of person he was. He did what he had to do to get where he wanted to be. Frederick Douglas made friends with some young white boys while he was a Master Hugh’s planation. He really like the white boys because they were very smart and went to school. He could learn a lot just being with them and listing. These kids didn’t really realize how much different Frederick was compared to them. They did not realize how he got treated and they were not suppose to be teaching him. They made comments to
Frederick Douglass was born in Tuckahoe, Maryland during the slave times between 1817 - 1818. Frederick’s mother was Harriet Bailey. Is father was a white man, most likely a plantation owner. Since Frederick was born into slavery he worked as a slave for part of his life. Being a slave meant that you work very hard for long hours in a hot field, don’t get paid very well, and get fed very little. Slaves had a very rough life.
Frederick although was a young kid, he did not have to work as hard as the older people. Young slave children did the easier jobs on the plantation. Fredrick, being a slave meant he hoped from plantation to plantation. One of his first owners was Hugh Auld. Fredrick was treated really well with the Aulds because Mr. Auld wife …show more content…
Auld was very disliked for teaching Fredrick how to read. When a slave learns how to read and write they are considered smart. Slave owners don’t want slaves that know how to read a write. Frederick taught himself how to write after he learned how to read. Frederick Douglas is a very good role model by doing all of the things he did throughout the book. It showed how tough he was because of everything he went through from being moved from plantation to plantation, torchered as a slave, and just plain being a slave. Being a slave could not have been easy and to overcome it and make something good out of his life and everything that he had to do shows what kind of person he was. He did what he had to do to get where he wanted to be. Frederick Douglas made friends with some young white boys while he was a Master Hugh’s planation. He really like the white boys because they were very smart and went to school. He could learn a lot just being with them and listing. These kids didn’t really realize how much different Frederick was compared to them. They did not realize how he got treated and they were not suppose to be teaching him. They made comments to