It is common today to know that african-americans are people just as much as anyone else, but this wasnt as common a beleif back then. Slaves were thought of as property, or tools, no more than a shovel today. They were even less than a pet goldfish is in today's world. Thank god that changed, and people finally started realizing that EVERYONE is equal and should be treated as such.
It is hard to beleive that they couldn't see them as people. They looked and acted nearly exactly the same as the rest of the population. Like in chapter 6, when they were fed the mush, they eat when they're hungry. And they scream when they're whipped, and show sadness in their expressions when a loved one has died, just like everyone else. They thought and felt, like evryone else, they are people too.
Frederick Douglass as a child sought for knowledge and wanted so badly to be able to read and write. A longing found in people, not animals nor objects. And once he read he was able to generate his own thoughts and feelings about what he read, and dreamed of freedom. All traits of a human being, a person.
I liked how you used comparisons from that time to today. I also liked how you didn't just talk about the story, but threw in some from today.
ReplyDeleteGeez Garret, looks like someone knows how to blog! Any ways I liked how you threw in how African-Americans are treated today to show us how much has changed. Also, I liked how you stated where you found parts in the text that made you feel a certain way.
ReplyDeleteGarret nice work on the comparison and showing what it is like now and back then. I like how you open up the idea that Douglass was trying to get across that slaves are human like me and you and deserve equal rights.
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