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A 4 page paper which examines slavery and the experience of Frederick Douglass in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. No additional sources cited.
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information concerning slavery comes from narratives. Through the first hand perspective concerning slavery the reader/society learns about slavery in very personal ways, intimate ways. One of the most important, and
most influential, narrative works is The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass. The following paper reviews his work as it addresses the institution of slavery.
Slavery: Frederick Douglass One of the elements that makes Frederick Douglass work so important and so influential involves the fact that he was incredibly intelligent and active once he
gained his freedom. He was a man who learned to read and write and pushed himself to learn and become involved in social issues and civil rights issues during his
time. He was a well spoken man and even held audiences with President Abraham Lincoln, thus further supporting the cause of his people and the need to abolish slavery. In
essence, he was not simply one anonymous slave, but a slave who became free and fought for equal rights. As such his autobiography proves incredibly important in illustrating what the
institution of slavery was like. When people think of slavery they tend to only think of the most horrific experiences concerning slavery. They envision the beatings, the rapes, and
the physical oppression of the slaves. Douglass work illustrates many ways in which slaves were imprisoned and oppressed, and also speaks about the white world as well. His work is
not enlightening in just one manner concerning slavery, but rather offers the reader many aspects or perspectives concerning slavery. As an example, Frederick does not seem incredibly angry or
bitter about his experiences and begins his autobiography through examining his childhood: "have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the
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