Frederick Douglass Point Of View Analysis

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Point of view
The point of view provided in The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass is mainly in the form of first person. Due to the fact that the novel is written by Frederick Douglass himself, he chose to write out his life points in a first person style. This means, of course, that the majority of the story is from his perspective. He chooses to use words such as I, we, or us, very commonly. There are short sections in which he speaks about things he has heard of or knows from other sources, and these may or may not be written in a first person manor.

Characterization The main character, and the author, Frederick Douglass, is a very brilliant and kind hearted person. Frederick, being both the narrator and main character, doesn’t …show more content…

I ended up finding it to be rather interesting to read and came out with inspiration for stories of my own. That being said, I would like to point out the fact that if I had not been reading this novel with the sound of heavy metal playing in my earbuds, I would most likely have been lulled to sleep by its text. Personally, I find this is a great way to read a story which may have a more dull sense to it (Don't worry, I did read everything, the music was in no way hindering my ability to understand and appreciate the text at hand. All it did was provide a pace in which I could follow when reading that livened up the tone.). The writing was esquisiantly articulated and enthralling to engage. There are beautifully thrilling and moving moments scattered throughout the book, such as when one of his slave owners, mr. Covey, tried to attack him, thus from that came one of my favorite quotes from this novel, “... at this moment-- from whence came the spirit I don’t know -- I resolved to fight; and as I did so, I rose. He held on to me, and I to him. My resistance was so entirely unexpected, that Covey seemed taken all aback. He trembled like a leaf” (42). He shows with his words true strength and a mighty sense of justice. This quote shows his stern feeling towards those who dish out pain and suffering to their fellow man and show his commitment to protest their cruel and unjust acts. Other moments are more meaningful and moving, providing a more …show more content…

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Theme The theme of this topic is rather straightforward. More than multiple times is it mention throughout the novel, “No one person should forbidden the rights of another”. While it takes form in many ways, I feel this to be the most common idea. Fredericks goes on many rants and lectures about how it was unfair that he should not know his birthday and cruel to be forbidden his mother's embrace. When Frederick eventually gained his freedom, he made many contributions to the ending of slavery, but it still took many many years for everyone to have equal rights. Even when they say that people are being treated equally, it may not be true. Sadly, because of the world we live in, it is very challenging to truly end things like prejudice and sexism. While slavery may have come to an end, its concepts of equality still linger on. True, they have become few and far between, but threads of it remain even to this day. The only way to truly end something as monstrous as slavery, is to band together

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