Those who change themselves will change the lives of others. In, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass, the protagonist uses his life as an example from the experience of slavery to change the mindset of other during the 1800s. While living as a child in Maryland, Douglass craves for freedom, and then fights his way through by using resources that shifts his life from where it was. In addition, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, is a narrative by Harriet Jacobs. This historian chases after freedom as she influences others during her journey. Also as a young mother Jacobs goes out of her way to gain freedom for herself, but not only her children. Therefore, the two protagonist of the narratives share their
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As Douglass is working for his master Mr. Covey, who beats Douglass severely by nearly killing him, is then face to face with a new confidence he by demonstrates by saying, " From whence came the spirit I don 't know- I resolved to fight; and suiting my action to the resolution, I seized Covey hard by the throat, and as I did so, I rose...This battle with Mr. Covey was the turning point in my career as a slave...It recalled the departed self-confidence, and inspired me again with a determination to be free"( Douglass 77-78). As Douglass confronts Mr. Covey he arose with boldness. This boldness assisted him Douglass by showing how he defends himself as a human being. By showing this he proves the common white person of the 1800s wrong because, he is defending himself before a white person who does not take disrespect from a colored person. This brought change because Douglass is exemplifying that it is necessary for all the slaves have this miticulous confident. This reason is because it gives them gudience in were as they will defend their humans rights, that the whites do not see because of their hypocrisy. Lastly this leads them out of the boundary to not except the mindset of whites. To close to Douglass uses is personal stories agents for change by explaining his
As Douglass is working for his master Mr. Covey, who beats Douglass severely by nearly killing him, is then face to face with a new confidence he by demonstrates by saying, " From whence came the spirit I don 't know- I resolved to fight; and suiting my action to the resolution, I seized Covey hard by the throat, and as I did so, I rose...This battle with Mr. Covey was the turning point in my career as a slave...It recalled the departed self-confidence, and inspired me again with a determination to be free"( Douglass 77-78). As Douglass confronts Mr. Covey he arose with boldness. This boldness assisted him Douglass by showing how he defends himself as a human being. By showing this he proves the common white person of the 1800s wrong because, he is defending himself before a white person who does not take disrespect from a colored person. This brought change because Douglass is exemplifying that it is necessary for all the slaves have this miticulous confident. This reason is because it gives them gudience in were as they will defend their humans rights, that the whites do not see because of their hypocrisy. Lastly this leads them out of the boundary to not except the mindset of whites. To close to Douglass uses is personal stories agents for change by explaining his