A Study Guide for Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
1845
Introduction
In 1838, at the age of twenty, Frederick Douglass escaped slavery and settled in the North. He quickly became involved in the campaign against slavery, known as the abolitionist movement. Seven years later in 1845, he published the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself, in which he told the story of his life under slavery. His moving account of slavery and his eventual escape lent a certain authenticity to Douglass' speeches and writings against institutionalized slavery that white abolitionists did not have. His use of vivid language in depicting violence against slaves, his psychological insights into the power dynamics between slaves and slaveholders, and his naming of specific persons and places made his book a powerful indictment against a society (both in the North and South of the United States) that continued to condone slavery as a viable social and economic institution.
More than a story about the evils of slavery, the Narrative touches on basic issues and themes important to all Americans. These include the value of freedom, social justice and equal rights, and condemnation of violence against those who do not have the legal power to protect themselves. Written in a lucid and passionate style, the Narrative uses a variety of rhetorical and literary devices. Teachers use it as an example of a historical document and a literary work. The Narrative has taken its place in the American literary canon as a precursor of a rich tradition of African-American autobiographical works, from Richard Wright's Black Boy to Malcolm X's (with Alex Haley) The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Author Biography
Born on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland, in February 1818, Frederick Douglass is best known as an orator and writer who campaigned and fought against the institution of slavery and its dehumanizing effects on African Americans. His remarkable first work, entitled Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself, was published in 1845. It chronicles his life as a slave and his dreams of, and eventual escape to, freedom.
As a young boy, Douglass experienced and witnessed the brutal consequences of slavery. At birth, he was separated from his mother, whom he saw only a handful of times until she died when he was seven. As a young boy he was sent to Baltimore to work as a house slave. There, he was fortunate to be taught briefly how to read until his master ended his lessons. For years, Douglass continued by surreptitious means to learn how to read and write through establishing relations with Anglo society. After his master died (a man rumored to be his father), Douglass returned to rural Maryland, where he became a field hand, enduring physical and mental hardship under several different slave masters. However, he continued to educate himself and other slaves by setting up a Sunday school where he carried