After seeing such cruelty, Douglass was terrified. Everyone around him were treated like animals. The people who had the courage to run away, eventually got caught and either were killed or tortured. Douglass grew up in fear, but this changed when he was sent to Sophia and Hugh Auld, his new mistress and master. Sophia Hugh was the kindest white lady Douglass have ever met during his childhood. Unlike His previous owners, Auld was not corrupt and treated all the black slaves like Human beings. She even taught all of them how to read and write. This astonished Douglass, because he was not used to receiving affection. His mother was only temporarily in his life, and although she tried was not able to develop her special bond with
