Frederick Douglass was the son of former slaves. He was against slavery. Douglass was a strong leader against slavery, an author, and vivid speaker. Douglass used many rhetorical strategies in his book to convince the audience that slavery was evil. In chapter eight, Douglass appealed to the audience by injecting pathos, diction, and repetition throughout his work. Douglass appealed to pathos when is speaking about his beloved grandmother. His grandmother was a poor, old, gentle lady. Douglass loved his grandmother unconditionally. She was a great asset to Douglass. Grandmother was the source of all the wealth Douglass had in his life. Grandma was very special to Douglass since she had been with him since birth. Douglass stated,
