Graphic Organizer for Fredrick Douglass
Thesis Statement: In Fredrick Douglass's Autobiography, the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the treatment of slaves, the social relationships, and based on the audience, the controversial impact on whites and slaves are large topics to further educate many on slavery
Synthesis
Treatment
Social Relationships
Impact
They had awful clothes, barely any
Some masters were helpful and kind
They had very small portions of food
Slaves were whipped till they bled for any misdemeanor
The treatment made the slaves want freedom even more causing them to rebel or run away
Slaves families and relationships were ripped apart
Slaveowners had a benifit from the slaves because the plantation was run by them instead of them having to work hard and run it themselves.
Fredrick became close with poor white boys on the side of the street because he had no other slaves in is house.
Slaves were kind to each other and most of them became friends if they worked upon the same plantation. They acted as each others family since their own was ripped apart.
Other former slaves or free blacks were kind and helpful to slaves that have run away
Minimal food causes starvation and minimal clothing can cause disease and sickness
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PROS:
This book was very detailed. It even included disturbing events with language to set a picture in your mind.
It was a short book, even though it was someones life span he took just the important details and made sure they were incorporated instead of even single thing that happened to him, slaves probably had the most filled life and yet he still managed to keep his book concise and educational and interesting
Dates and times were nice to keep track of what point of slavery the events took place in
There were certain points that were kinda slow and boring but it is an autobiography so there is no way to really make it more interesting than what actually happened unless you lie
Too many characters, Many left without good descriptions and some even without a name
Oppresive christianity
Since fredrick Douglass has to learn to read and write by himself some of the text is confusing and hard to read.