Frederick Douglass wrote his narrative with the goal of exposing the life of a slave, namely himself. Through his shocking account of slave life, Douglass hopes that the reader will change their views toward slavery and help in the fight to end slavery. Throughout the narrative,

"...are you with the man-stealers in sympathy and purpose, or on the side of their down-trodden victims? If with the former, then are you the foe of God and man. If with the latter, what are you prepared to do and dare in their behalf? Be faithful, be vigilant, be untiring in your efforts to break every yoke, and let the oppressed go free. Come what may−cost what it may−inscribe on the banner which you unfurl to the breeze, as your religious and political motto−' NO COMPROMISE WITH SLAVERY! NO UNION WITH SLAVEHOLDERS!'" (42)

While he does not like the fact that he is a slave, Douglass does not dislike all of his masters, however. Some of his masters treat him rather fairly, compared with other masters. Some of his owners try to help Douglass. Master Daniel is quite reasonable to Douglass. He actually protects Douglass from the older guys and is rarely whipped by Daniel (71). Mrs. Auld perhaps helps Douglass most of all. She is the person who teaches Douglass his ABC's and gives him the thirst for knowledge (78). This does not go on for very long, though. Mr. Auld disallows his wife from teaching Douglass since he believes that a slave should "...know nothing but to obey his master−to do as he is told to do." (78).

Another example of the bias Garrison exhibits in his preface is in the way in which he depicts slavery itself. Garrison refers to slavery as the "crime of crimes". To Garrison, making a man another man's property is the worst crime imaginable. He further exhibits his hatred of slavery in the following passage: "O, how accursed is that system, which entombs the godlike mind of man, defaces the divine image, reduces those who by creation were crowned with glory and honor to a level with four-footed beasts, and exalts the dealer in human flesh above all that is called God!"(39). In this passage, Garrison clearly states his hatred for the system that allows slavery. But perhaps the soundest evidence of his bias in the preface is in his association with anti-slavery organizations. Garrison states that he befriends General Agent who is part of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society (36). If Garrison is involved with anti-slavery organizations, then it is very likely that he is not going to be objective when writing the preface. Throughout the preface, Garrison makes very few references to Douglass's n

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