The Life of Frederic Douglass

In 1845, when the start of America was in effect, Fredrick Douglass wrote an autobiography called, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass’s was an abolitionist and his impact upon the antislavery movement in America remains his crowning achievement. Although he wasn't a leader of some violent rebellion, his literature and renowned public speaking helped solidify his accomplishments towards the abolition of slavery. Fredrick Douglass was so prominent in the 19th century that he advised the current president at the time, Abraham Lincoln, to let former slaves fight for the North, during the Civil War. His suggestion to let former slaves fight was granted all because Douglass´s astounding figure head in the battle against slavery. Through the writings in his narrative he engraves to the readers about his personal struggles and thoughts about slavery. In addition to his confrontation about slavery, he uses his life stories in the Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass to truly capture the emotion of how bad slaves were treated. Douglass uses key arguments throughout his narrative to effectively confine that slavery was inhumane and cruel.

There are many key points that Douglass makes in his narrative to reinforce his argument against slavery. In the middle of his narrative Douglass notices how people change when a new power of entitlement is bestowed upon a person. A prime example of this change in character is when Mrs. Auld first met Douglass she was a kind and neutral human being around him. She treated Douglass almost with the same respect as a white man. When Mrs. Auld took Douglass into her custody as a slave her behavior toward him changed greatly. Douglass recalls this moment stating: "Th...

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...lder. Douglas truly notices his lacking for the passion of religion. Mr. Freeland is more levelheaded then all Douglass's slave owners, but is still cruel and inhumane. This type of true Christianity is shown here since Mr. Freeland is being honest with himself saying there is no higher power, or God.

In the end Douglass made a prominent stand in fighting to abolish slavery. His narrative and public speaking helped coagulate his all around image. Douglass's ability to tell his story through struggles and conflictions, enables readers and citizens during that time period a message of the evils of slavery. The American lifestyle of the 1845’s would no longer allow for Americans to ignore slaves and the awful business of slavery. In fact, Fredrick Douglass did not just survive slavery he helped end and abolish one the Americans most controversial past times