narrative of the life of frederick douglass
In the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, there are two prominent motives for why Douglass wrote the story of his life. The primary reason for writing his story is targeted at the slaveholders and powerful people of New England, where the abolitionist movement was strongest. Douglass wanted the people in power to realize how barbaric slavery is and how cruel the slaveholders were. His secondary motive was geared towards the literate slaves of America that were able to get a hold of his book and read it. He wanted the slaves to realize that they should not accept their condition as slaves and should stand up for themselves. Douglass demonstrates his second motive on pages 78 and 79 when he physically fights against Mr. Covey. Douglass viewed this event as a turning point in his career as a slave. For the following six months, Mr. Covey never laid a hand upon him again. The readers of Douglass’s narrative, or the audience he was writing for, were the two groups of people named in the above paragraph. His book is a terrible account of his slave life and it shows the cruelty of slave owners as well as producing a sympathetic feeling to any reader. Therefore, the book would be a marvelou
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Approximate Word count = 1054
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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