The Ideas of Slavery The well-known civil rights leader Frederick Douglass writes his narrative about personal experiences with slavery, as well as, his efforts towards becoming a free man. Hidden within his narrative, he reveals his thoughts and ideas as regards the institution of slavery and the equality among men. ... Douglass, in his narrative, describes his paradigm to freedom. ... Throughout his narrative, Douglass expresses his desires to be free and equal. ... Frederick Douglass shares many ideas with other writers and thinkers. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

An economical control of free labor diminished any ideas of liberation for African Americans. ... From narratives to historical journals, each author uses their own technique to represent Blacks" resistance and struggle against slavery. ... One the most important topics addressed is the idea of docility. ... Sterne uses Hammond's personal writings to account for an exact interpretation of the methods used to "train" the slaves into obedient and willing partners. ... Unlike the other two essays discussed, author Olaudah Equiano uses a slave's personal account (which are his o...

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In "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass", this former slave describes his experience growing up as a Negro in America. ... In this story, Frederick realizes how he is unique from other people and uses this knowledge to fight for his own personal freedom. ... As his narrative comes to end, the reader can interpret an indirect sense of critique of the conceptual premises of American democracy. ... Frederick's idea of freedom and happiness is much more elemental from the founding fathers and therefore he is critical because they did not include him....

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She also uses the personal stories of several slaves and owners to aid in the integrity of the book. Douglass" book, called "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave," is an autobiography and gives an account of what it was like to live as an American slave. ... This shows her strong opposition to the idea of slavery. ... Each author uses similar examples and stories to reveal the barbaric idea of slavery. Although they have similar views on the idea of slavery, each one has a unique way of targeting the audience. ...

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass In the book, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an autobiography that was written himself. ... Throughout the rough times Douglass was losing faith in the idea of family. ... But he believed that the slaveholders "idea" of Christianity was wrong. ... Everybody knows slavery is wrong but it was Douglass that made it more personal. ...

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Although "Benito Cereno" holds a powerful message about slavery, this is not the major idea of the story. ... He has no idea about what Benito has really been through with his partner. ... He also requires repeated incentives of evil before he will engage in personal alarms or consent to believe that a person is bad. ... "Benito Cereno" is told in third-person narrative form. ...

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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass shows several instances in which his personal accounts of slavery are highlighted. ... He is, however, provided with a general idea as to how old he truly is, " I come to this from hearing my master say, some time during 1835, and I was about seventeen years old" (Douglass 1). ...

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Upon finishing my copy of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, I have come to realize many new ideas and topics. ... Douglass explained in his narrative that he was withheld many details of his life. ... He had no idea, though he heard many rumors that it was his mother's master. ... It's bad enough to have certain personal privileges taken away, but to also treat a human being like an animal is barbaric. ...

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By night, the sun's absence provided slaves with an opportunity to express their personal independence; an opportunity seldom available under a master's supervision. ... " In this excerpt from his narrative, John F. Van Hook reinforces the idea that the sun's absence provided slaves with independence in the form of an opportunity to run away. ... Furthermore, the absence of the sun allowed some slaves to pursue personal independence through improving their quality of life by cultivating their own crops. ... As we can see, the solar cycle, even in the sun's absence, dir...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Throughout the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave we follow as the main character, Douglass, grows as a human being. ... This need for learning not only fueled his mind, but his struggle to over come his personal struggle with slavery. ... (pg. 75) Douglass was treated so much better than he was by his previous masters, and he became set on the idea that he never wanted to return to any of the previous treatments. ...

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Shelby, all bad masters do not unite the personal ugliness, the coarseness and profaneness, of Legree. ... Shelby, for instance, is not contented by the idea but enjoys the benefits out of what he deems necessity. ... Stowe's narrative also includes examples of affectionate relations between slaves and their masters especially Tom and Eva. ...

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• Grade Level: High School