finding freedom
In both Frederick Douglass' The Battle with Mr. Covey and in Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the main character finds a force more powerful then he. Not only do they experience physical abuse, they also find themselves mentally beaten. To save themselves, both characters flee in search of freedom. In The Battle with Mr. Covey Douglass portrays a slave struggling for his life. One afternoon, the slave's strength failed him. Despite many attempts at getting up, he couldn't find his feet. Although trying to explain to Mr. Covey what was wrong, Covey gave him a savage kicking the side. He then picked up a hickory slab and hit him over the head. As his physical wounds progressively got worse, he was beginning to be mentally scarred as well. Despite a near death experience, Covey just left
freedom, his physical freedom has now diminished. His dad also freely uses Covey would never hurt him. In his seven miles of walking with unbearable Douglass had. The exert opens with Huck living in a home in which found freedom, he truly showed how a slave was made a man. fish, goes trading. He later stops them from killing him and attains freedom
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Approximate Word count = 605
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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