Emerson And Douglass On 19th Century Christianity

Frederick Douglass" autobiography was not knowingly written with the influence of Emerson but is living proof of the philosophy of self-reliance. Douglass lived a much different life from Emerson, being born into slavery and witnessing humanity being stripped away from fellow slaves. ... Douglass determined to dedicate his life to the emancipation of all slaves does also compare with Emerson later on in his life. By befriending other boys in his neighborhood, Douglass learns to read and write. ... Douglass compares with Emerson through his actions but differs in the life that he lived. ...

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Frederick Douglass was the most important black American leader of the 19th century. ... Douglass called it this way to stress his authorship of the work. ... Thus, in Douglass's preface, William Lloyd Garrison pledges that Douglass's Narrative is "essentially true in all its statements; that nothing has been set down in malice, nothing exaggerated" (p. viii). ... Indeed, Douglass' self making occurred through a long process. ... Indeed, it was Douglass' ability to read and write which will tea...

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Frederick Douglass became one of Americas first acclaimed African-American writer to reflect and portray the life of a slave, which he was. ... During the 19th century romanticism had evolved and produced quite a few well known authors of its time. Ralph Waldo Emerson was a highly regarded author who believed in the individual and not whole. ... During this time period you saw a little more movement from women and minority authors such as Emily Dickinson and Frederick Douglass. ... From the colonial times to the late 19th century writing and its subjects therein had obviously evolved. ...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were both born in Massachusetts in the early 19th century. ... Thoreau and Emerson peruse this question by looking inward for answers instead of outward, a thought also pondered by Sigmund Freud at the end of the 19th century. ... Both Thoreau and Emerson expressed their feelings, doubts, and predictions about the current state of the American people in the 19th century. ... But the element of spirit is eternity (Emerson 77)." ... If Emerson and Thoreau felt angry at the world a century and a half ago, the present state of America would completely ...

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Douglass's autobiography is one of the most important historical documents of the eighteenth century--written with the goal of abolishing slavery by reaching out to the hearts of his fellow men and women and captivating their sympathy as he describes the many roadblocks that he as a slave was forced to overcome, both physically and mentally. ... Douglass uses Mr. ... Another argument Douglass makes in his narrative is that, contrary to popular thought that religion is seen as a saving grace among many slaves simply because they take great joy in religious activities, songs, and various fo...

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Douglass, as a slave in 19th-century America, learned the nitty-gritties of reading and writing secretly. ... Through books he learned the cruelty blacks grieved through for centuries, and it opened his eyes and motivated him to take the bull by the horns. ... Frederick Douglass had practically no freedom whatsoever as an African-American in early nineteenth-century America. ... Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X were two African-American men from two different centuries. ... Frederick Douglass, the enslaved 19th-century African-American who appreciated the empowerment and rued the actual knowle...

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Douglass, although establishing religion as an unfavorable characteristic of slaveholders, does not abhor Christianity. ... Douglass, although not showing it in the narrative, was a religious man, "I love the pure, peaceable, and impartial Christianity of Christ"(81). Douglass labels the Christianity of the slave colonies as fraud. Douglass states in the "Appendix" that slaveholding religion has no relation to proper Christianity. ... The reader is able to see Douglass" observations as a warrant of damnation of slaveholding religion, not of the proper Christianity. ...

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave portrays many values of the south during the nineteenth century. ... Douglass's Narrative illustrates his views on evangelical Protestantism. ... Douglass is strictly against slaveholding religion, which has no reference to Christianity. ... "By the mid-nineteenth century, the Northern United States had generated the core of a culture antagonistic to honor. ... He adopted the thought Trust no man' (Douglass 143-44). ...

• Word Count: 1000
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• Grade Level: High School