The Journey Of Becoming Educated
In Pakistan, women are not allowed to go to school. A young girl in Pakistan named Malala Yousafzai attempts to pursue her right to education. She is punished by being shot in the head. Many people around the world have been held back from their desire to learn, but have fought back against the obstacles. The desire to learn changed all of their lives. This also occurs with the slaves in both writings, The Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass and The Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs. The pursuit of intelligence changes the slaves’ lives.
Some of the plantation slave owners are unaware the slaves are pursuing intelligence, and this is an advantage. Some plantation slave owners do not think …show more content…
Douglass learns a lot when he is a slave, and one thing he learns is that he is not going to get anywhere without having to fight back. This looks like a dumb mistake at first, but looked at closer is clever. Due to his pursuit of intelligence, he knows that if he fights back against his master there is a chance he will be punished harshly. He also knows that there is a different possible outcome. He knows that if he wins the fight against his master that maybe his master would respect him and not want to attempt to punish him again. It turned out to be a positive outcome, and it led to Douglass having a new passion for learning and the chance of freedom. He states, it was a turning point in his life of slavery, that fight changed his mindset and now he has a new desire of freedom inside him (963), since Douglass was educated, he was able to find a new passion for his freedom. Douglass knows this is a risk, because he is a bright man, but attempting to gain freedom as a slave in this time period is all about risks. Douglass describes this by saying their path would be very difficult, and even if they did make it, there is a chance they would be recaptured and sent back (968). The plan they make is risky, but they commit to it, because they want to be able to pursue education
In Pakistan, women are not allowed to go to school. A young girl in Pakistan named Malala Yousafzai attempts to pursue her right to education. She is punished by being shot in the head. Many people around the world have been held back from their desire to learn, but have fought back against the obstacles. The desire to learn changed all of their lives. This also occurs with the slaves in both writings, The Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass and The Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs. The pursuit of intelligence changes the slaves’ lives.
Some of the plantation slave owners are unaware the slaves are pursuing intelligence, and this is an advantage. Some plantation slave owners do not think …show more content…
Douglass learns a lot when he is a slave, and one thing he learns is that he is not going to get anywhere without having to fight back. This looks like a dumb mistake at first, but looked at closer is clever. Due to his pursuit of intelligence, he knows that if he fights back against his master there is a chance he will be punished harshly. He also knows that there is a different possible outcome. He knows that if he wins the fight against his master that maybe his master would respect him and not want to attempt to punish him again. It turned out to be a positive outcome, and it led to Douglass having a new passion for learning and the chance of freedom. He states, it was a turning point in his life of slavery, that fight changed his mindset and now he has a new desire of freedom inside him (963), since Douglass was educated, he was able to find a new passion for his freedom. Douglass knows this is a risk, because he is a bright man, but attempting to gain freedom as a slave in this time period is all about risks. Douglass describes this by saying their path would be very difficult, and even if they did make it, there is a chance they would be recaptured and sent back (968). The plan they make is risky, but they commit to it, because they want to be able to pursue education