The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, is an astonishing story of one man’s struggle to become free from the bonds of slavery. Bring the reader into the story with him, readers get to experience his hardships and celebrate his triumphs along the way. Undeserved cruelty by other fellow humans leaves a sadness to the chapters, but the outcome leaves a joyous feeling to the overall book. Written only to prove an erudite black man was indeed a slave, and while life is riddled with trials and tribulations individuals can rise above and succeeded in obtaining dreams. Born a slave, Frederick had little knowledge of any an alternative life and as a child, being too young to work in the fields, his views were ignorant
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While reading blessed him with the attribute of knowledge, the more he read, the more he wanted to change his position. Due to a disagreement between Master Hugh and his brother Master Thomas (Frederick’s true master), Frederick was summoned back the main house, in 1832. Master Thomas and Frederick mutual dislike, on January 1st,1833, Frederick was sent to work for Mr. Convey. Being know to break the spirits of unmanageable slave Mr. Convey was Master Thomas answer to their strained relationship.
Working from sun up to sun down and in all types of weather and never having done field work, Frederick’s skills and attitude were put to the test. Beating Frederick down to the point that he himself said his spirit was broken. Until one day Fredrick fell and couldn’t get up. Laying on the ground, being kicked and beaten, he finally gathered enough strength to stand. Fleeing from Mr. convey Frederick ran to his master, only to be sent back, but instead of following his master’s orders, Fredrick wandered to a neighboring farm meeting Sandy, an acquaintance, and talking until morning. Before leaving, Sandy placed a root in his hand and told him to carry it on his right side and it would keep him from harm. Armed with the root and a new disposition, he …show more content…
At the age of 12 when most of us are playing with our friends. Frederick was struggling to learn to read and write and encountering constant misfortune, but this 12-year-old boy does not give up. I wanted to shout for joy when he finally succeeded and was able to read the newspaper. I want to thank those children personally that took the time to be his teacher. The emotions I felt was that of a mother watching over a child and while on the farm and he is working almost to death and then beat as he lay on the floor. I wonder why and how another human could cause such pain and see it as normal. It plagues me to know people were and still are like this today. The pride I felt as he rose above all odds and fought back and freed himself and at that moment he became a
While reading blessed him with the attribute of knowledge, the more he read, the more he wanted to change his position. Due to a disagreement between Master Hugh and his brother Master Thomas (Frederick’s true master), Frederick was summoned back the main house, in 1832. Master Thomas and Frederick mutual dislike, on January 1st,1833, Frederick was sent to work for Mr. Convey. Being know to break the spirits of unmanageable slave Mr. Convey was Master Thomas answer to their strained relationship.
Working from sun up to sun down and in all types of weather and never having done field work, Frederick’s skills and attitude were put to the test. Beating Frederick down to the point that he himself said his spirit was broken. Until one day Fredrick fell and couldn’t get up. Laying on the ground, being kicked and beaten, he finally gathered enough strength to stand. Fleeing from Mr. convey Frederick ran to his master, only to be sent back, but instead of following his master’s orders, Fredrick wandered to a neighboring farm meeting Sandy, an acquaintance, and talking until morning. Before leaving, Sandy placed a root in his hand and told him to carry it on his right side and it would keep him from harm. Armed with the root and a new disposition, he …show more content…
At the age of 12 when most of us are playing with our friends. Frederick was struggling to learn to read and write and encountering constant misfortune, but this 12-year-old boy does not give up. I wanted to shout for joy when he finally succeeded and was able to read the newspaper. I want to thank those children personally that took the time to be his teacher. The emotions I felt was that of a mother watching over a child and while on the farm and he is working almost to death and then beat as he lay on the floor. I wonder why and how another human could cause such pain and see it as normal. It plagues me to know people were and still are like this today. The pride I felt as he rose above all odds and fought back and freed himself and at that moment he became a