Mr. Covey
This nickname described Mr. Covey because of how he treated enslaved people.
What is the slave - breaker?
Douglass was sent to Covey after this incident with Captain Anthony’s overseer.
What is fighting with Mr. Covey?
Douglass describes feeling this before he fought back.
What is broken, hopeless, or defeated?
In Chapter 1, Douglass does not know this basic personal information, showing slavery’s dehumanizing effects.
What is his birthday?
What is his exact age?
Douglass notes that religious slaveholders like Covey are often this compared to non-religious ones.
What is more cruel?
Mr. Covey used this tactic to catch enslaved people off guard while they worked.
What is sneaking up on them or spying unexpectedly?
Douglass went to this man for protection after Covey whipped him badly.
Who is Thomas Auld?
Douglass says the fight revived this within him.
What is his sense of manhood (or self-respect)?
This overseer killed Demby in Chapter 4, showing the violent system Douglass later resists in Chapter 10.
Who is Mr. Gore?
This master becomes more brutal after experiencing a religious conversion.
Who is Thomas Auld?
Covey rented Douglass from this man for one year.
Who is Thomas Auld?
This event marks a turning point in Douglass’s life as an enslaved person.
What is the fight between Douglass and Mr. Covey?
Douglass says, “It rekindled the few expiring embers of” this.
What is freedom?
In Baltimore, Sophia Auld first teaches Douglass this skill, which later helps him understand freedom and fuels his resistance to Covey.
What is reading (and writing)?
Covey uses this religious activity to hide his cruelty and gain trust in the community.
What are prayer meetings (or public worship)?
Covey’s goal was to break Douglass in this way.
What is spiritually and mentally (or emotionally)?
The fight lasted about this long.
What is 2 hours?
Douglass decided he would do this if whipped again.
What is resist physically?
After reading The Columbian Orator, Douglass begins to develop this powerful internal desire that resurfaces in Chapter 10.
What is the desire for freedom (or the belief in human rights)?
Covey hides his cruelty behind religion, while Napoleon hides his behind this tool of propaganda.
What is Squealer’s lies (or propaganda)?
Douglass says Covey’s religious profession made his cruelty especially this.
What is hypocritical?
After the fight, Covey never did this to Douglass again.
What is whip him?
This larger theme is strengthened by the fight with Covey.
What is the power of resistance against oppression?
In Chapter 8, Douglass plans this act of resistance before being sent to Covey, showing his growing boldness.
What is planning to escape?
Both Douglass and the animals show that systems of oppression rely heavily on this to survive.
What is ignorance (or lack of knowledge)?