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A 5 page paper
which examines the various forms of discovery in Frederick Douglass’ autobiography,
“The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.” Bibliography lists 2 additional
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one man struggles through issues of slavery, is troubled with thoughts of freedom, and eventually comes into a place in his life where he deals with freedom from slavery. In
the following paper we examine some of the personal discoveries made by Douglass. Douglass and Discovery AS mentioned, Douglass had many discoveries, as we all do, as he
traveled through his life growing up in slavery and entering into freedom. One of his first discoveries, or one of the most important first discoveries, he made was that of
the realities of slavery. AS a child he was unaware of the harsh realities of slavery, being a child and living relatively simply without violence. We note the comments made
by Douglass in these regards in the following, which deals with a beating he witnesses, presenting us with one of his most important discoveries: "I was so terrified
and horror-stricken at the sight, that I hid myself in a closet, and dared not venture out till long after the bloody transaction was over. I expected it would be
my turn next. It was all new to me. I had never seen any thing like it before. I had always lived with my grandmother on the outskirts of the
plantation, where she was put to raise the children of the younger women. I had therefore been, until now, out of the way of the bloody scenes that often occurred
on the plantation" (Douglass 7-8). This discovery gave him a very powerful and real introduction into the real world of slavery and it was perhaps here that he began
to slowly understand that an individual should be free from such realities, and free in a general sense as well. It was also his introduction into a world that he
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