finding freedom

A detailed Summary of 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

Approximate Word count = 605
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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