Frederick Douglass
The majority of students these days take their education for granted and don’t appreciate the knowledge they are granted. Students from well-developed countries grow up with an education available while the underdeveloped countries have a dying hunger to learn. In the “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave” a former slave unveils the brutality of slavery and shows how education inspired Douglass to break through the chains of slavery and to fight for emancipation. Douglass appreciated every second he had with the ability to learn. Once he was literate, he gained the inevitable knowledge of how slavery started, which led him to think about nothing but freedom. To describe all of his experiences, Douglass uses many rhetorical devices that reflect on all three appeals. AP English Language and Composition classes should continue teaching about Frederick Douglass’s narrative because it not only serves as a history lesson, but it demonstrates how to properly use rhetorical devices.
Although students are aware about slavery, the narrative gives them a deeper insight because it is written by someone who experienced it. It would be rare to hear about slavery first hand told if it wasn’t for Frederick Douglass. For instance I knew a little about slavery before I read Douglass’s narrative, but once I did I had a better understanding on why slaves would rarely rebel against their masters. Frederick Douglass describes his cruel overseer, Mr.Gore and how he brutally kept slaves on the line. When Demby was trying to escape from getting severely punished, he was shot at the third call from not getting out of the lake. Mr.Gore argued “that if one slave refused to be corrected, and escaped with his life, the other slaves would soon copy the example..”(Chp.4 Paragraph 5). To be cautious slave owners would make sure that slaves knew what would happen to those who disobeyed orders. Most of the slaves would be intimidated and afraid to even think about
Although students are aware about slavery, the narrative gives them a deeper insight because it is written by someone who experienced it. It would be rare to hear about slavery first hand told if it wasn’t for Frederick Douglass. For instance I knew a little about slavery before I read Douglass’s narrative, but once I did I had a better understanding on why slaves would rarely rebel against their masters. Frederick Douglass describes his cruel overseer, Mr.Gore and how he brutally kept slaves on the line. When Demby was trying to escape from getting severely punished, he was shot at the third call from not getting out of the lake. Mr.Gore argued “that if one slave refused to be corrected, and escaped with his life, the other slaves would soon copy the example..”(Chp.4 Paragraph 5). To be cautious slave owners would make sure that slaves knew what would happen to those who disobeyed orders. Most of the slaves would be intimidated and afraid to even think about