Characters
Author and narrator; born into slavery, escapes to freedom.
Frederick Douglass
What theme is this?
Learning to read brings both pain and power.
Freedom and Education
Frederick gives food to children in the street to learn how to do this. Mrs. Auld also teaches him before turning cruel.
Read and write
Douglass's Baltimore master; prevents his education
Hugh Auld
Courage to stand for truth in adversity.
Fortitude
Kind woman turned cruel; symbol of moral corruption of slavery.
Sophia Auld
What theme is this?
Douglass sees God's hand guiding him to freedom.
Faith and Providence
This is the event where Douglass states that "a slave was made a man"
Fight with Covey
"I felt like one who had escaped a den of hungry lions" is a symbol of what literary device?
Imagery
God works through hardship to bring good.
Providence
"Slave-breaker"; Douglass fights back and reclaims dignity.
Edward Covey
What theme is this?
Every person deserves respect; slavery violates the truth.
Human Dignity
Frederick is enslaved, and learns that in this event.
Separation from his mother and learning he is enslaved
What is an example of symbolism in this book?
Literacy = freedom
Marriage = restoration and rebirth
All are made in God's image.
Dignity of the Human Person
Douglass's first master; possibly his father.
Captain Auld
What theme is this?
Douglass faces fear and injustice with strength and faith.
Courage and Fortitude
Frederick comes to New York and is joined in holy matrimony in this event.
His escape to freedom and marriage to Anna Murray
Slavers using Christianity to justify sin is an example of what literary device?
Irony
Marriage and relationships restore what slavery destroyed.
The Call to Family and Community
Overseer who kills Demby.
Mr. Gore
What theme is this?
Sin destroys both the oppressed and the oppressor.
Moral Corruption of Slavery
Attack at the shipyard and legal injustice
What literary device is it when the story shifts from feelings of fear to courage to gratitude to faith?
Tone
Marriage and relationships restore what slavery destroyed.
The Call to Family and Community