Frederick Douglass writes The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass during the time before the Civil War, surprisingly as a freed slave. As a slave there were many obstacles that had to be overcome to write a narrative of this sort and Douglass is very successful at doing this. ... Douglass does this to appeal to his white educated audience so that he would, in the narrative, appear an equal to any of the readers. ... In the majority of the passage Frederick Douglass makes good use of adjectives to give an inspired feeling to the audience. ... Since the story is a narrative, when he gives his o...

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ASSIGNMENT The goal of this assignment is for you to analyze a brief passage from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. ... You can find the whole Narrative online here: http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass/douglass.html You should choose a passage that you believe is very important to Douglass's story as a whole, or choose one that is particularly meaningful, moving, or intriguing to you. ... For example, what does the passage tell us about antebellum ideas about life as a slave, citizenship, literacy, religious practice, etc.? ... Originality of Analysis While it is difficu...

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In a narrative by Frederick Douglass, Frederick talks about how he was not allowed to read and write, but he would find ways to be taught or teach himself. ... Frederick Douglass's literacy made him aware of what was going on around him with slaves and abolition, and that helped make him a free man later in life. ... Frederick Douglass and I had very different types awareness, but we both had what we did because of our literacy and education. ... Literacy is a key ingredient to success in life. ... Because of literacy Benjamin Franklin was ambitious; Frederick Douglass became free; ...

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• Grade Level: High School