Mrs. Auld
How is Mrs. Auld at the beginning?
Kind and gentle
What skill does Douglass want to learn?
Reading
What gives Mrs. Auld power?
Owning a slave.
Where does Douglass live in this Chapter?
Baltimore
This type of language means exactly what it says, without exaggeration or symbolic meaning.
Literal language
Reading (ABC's)
Who tells him not to learn?
Mr. Auld
What does Douglass call slavery’s effect?
A poison/corruption
Are city slaves treated better or worse?
Better
This type of language uses words or expressions to create pictures, emotions, or comparisons beyond the literal meaning.
Figurative language
Why does she stop teaching him?
Her husband forbids it.
What does Douglass realize about reading?
It leads to freedom.
Why is slavery harmful to slaveholders?
It makes them cruel.
Why are city slaveholders less cruel?
Fear of judgment
What language does this sentence use and what does it show? “Her face was made of heavenly smiles, and her voice of tranquil music.”
It uses figurative language to show her kindness and gentle character.
How does slavery change her?
She becomes cruel.
Why does Mr. Auld fear reading?
It makes slaves unmanageable/knowledgeable
What idea does Douglass learn from Mr. Auld?
Education = freedom
Based on Chapter 4, what example shows cruelty still exists in the city?
Mrs. Hamilton
The description of city slaves being “much better fed and clothed” is an example of this type of language.
Literal Language
According to paragraph 1, what was Mrs. Auld's life like before marriage?
She supported herself by doing her own work.
What realization did Douglass come to after overhearing Mr. Auld’s conversation in paragraph 3?
Slavery was maintained by keeping enslaved people uneducated.
Why does Douglass benefit from both master and mistress?
His master motivated him, his mistress helped him.
What lesson did Douglass learn by comparing city and plantation slavery?
Slavery is cruel everywhere, but city life offered some protections and opportunities to resist its effects.
What language does this sentence use and what does it show? “That cheerful eye, under the influence of slavery, soon became red with rage.”
It uses figurative language to show that slavery made her cruel.