Douglass 's Personal Growth Fredrick Douglass was an enslaved African American who escaped slavery. This is a rare occurrence for slaves to break away from their strenuous lives, in which they are viewed as objects to their masters. In the personal narrative Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass by Frederick Douglass, he evolved from a slave who viewed himself as worthless into a capable man hungry for freedom. Douglass became a confident slave striving towards independence and personal growth. He portrays this by growing in intelligence, racial pride, and courage. Douglass was born into slavery and for a great deal of years accepted being a slave and all the limitations that this involved. He did not realize until later, however,
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These two combine to cause Douglass to posses courage. Throughout his years of being a slave, he became confident, which made him grow into a courageous man filled with tremendous ambition to overcome his rank in society. "I will now proceed to the statement of those facts, connected with my escape, for which I am alone responsible, and for which no one can be made to suffer but myself" (Douglass 82). In this quote, Douglass is saying that he accepts the consequences of his escape, whether they be good or bad. He won 't blame anyone except himself if he gets caught, but he is also going to be proud of himself if he does successfully escape. Douglass has always been an incredibly independent person who works hard to overcome the obstacles in his path. Douglass encompasses courage in every aspect of his life because he tries new things that other slaves are too scared to try. He had no role model to look up too. Douglass also was blocked from listening to or viewing any source of news from the outside world. He did not hear about other slaves succeeded in escaping because of this. "A crewman aboard a New England ship announced off the African Coast reported: 'The Negroes got to the powder and Arms at about 3 in the morning, rose upon the whites, and after wounding all of them...ran the vessel ashore...and made the escape" (Katz 9). This is an example of how …show more content…
This book depicted the life of slaves, mostly Douglass, in a gruesome but realistic way. Throughout this narrative, Douglass became a confident slave striving towards independence and personal growth. He portrays this by growing in intelligence, racial pride, and courage. His personal growth was tremendously evident and remarkable. Douglass changed his life for forever against all odds. He was truly a role model for all slaves seeking a better
These two combine to cause Douglass to posses courage. Throughout his years of being a slave, he became confident, which made him grow into a courageous man filled with tremendous ambition to overcome his rank in society. "I will now proceed to the statement of those facts, connected with my escape, for which I am alone responsible, and for which no one can be made to suffer but myself" (Douglass 82). In this quote, Douglass is saying that he accepts the consequences of his escape, whether they be good or bad. He won 't blame anyone except himself if he gets caught, but he is also going to be proud of himself if he does successfully escape. Douglass has always been an incredibly independent person who works hard to overcome the obstacles in his path. Douglass encompasses courage in every aspect of his life because he tries new things that other slaves are too scared to try. He had no role model to look up too. Douglass also was blocked from listening to or viewing any source of news from the outside world. He did not hear about other slaves succeeded in escaping because of this. "A crewman aboard a New England ship announced off the African Coast reported: 'The Negroes got to the powder and Arms at about 3 in the morning, rose upon the whites, and after wounding all of them...ran the vessel ashore...and made the escape" (Katz 9). This is an example of how …show more content…
This book depicted the life of slaves, mostly Douglass, in a gruesome but realistic way. Throughout this narrative, Douglass became a confident slave striving towards independence and personal growth. He portrays this by growing in intelligence, racial pride, and courage. His personal growth was tremendously evident and remarkable. Douglass changed his life for forever against all odds. He was truly a role model for all slaves seeking a better