1. Douglass describes the brutal beating that his Aunt Hester…

Question Answered step-by-step 1. Douglass describes the brutal beating that his Aunt Hester… 1. Douglass describes the brutal beating that his Aunt Hester endured when she disobeyed. “He then said to her, “Now, you d-d b-h, I’ll learn you how to disobey my orders!” and after rolling up his sleeves, he commenced to lay the heavy cowskin, and soon the warm, red blood (amid heart rending shrieks from her, and horrid oaths from him) come dripping to the floor” (Douglass 5). How did this make you feel? Do you think that she could have prevented being beaten? If so, how? Use the book to support your answer 2. The beginning of Chapter 7 struck me, because Douglass describes Sophia Auld as “a kind and tender-hearted woman; and in the simplicity of her soul she commenced, when I first went to live with her, to treat me as she supposed one human being out to treat another,” (55). Being that she never had been a slaveowner before, I thought that maybe this woman had enough light in her to realize how immoral the notion of slavery is altogether.  However later on, I became utterly disappointed to find out that “Slavery proved as injurious to her as it did me,” (55). This woman had completely transformed, and this is one of the first times we see someone changing to such extremes. I think if she was left to her own devices (especially in a different geographical location), she would not have succumbed to the idea of slavery. I felt as if it was almost forced upon her, but to an obviously lesser extent to slave populations themselves- she still had more basic human rights than that of African American Origin. Needless to say, I was disappointed she did not do anything to protect the true version of herself in that everyone should be treated as a human being.  When thinking about the debate of nature (who you are) vs. nurture (environmental influences impacting who you are), what side of the debate do you believe Douglass would agree with more? Please use at least example from the text in justifying your reasoning. There is no right answer, as I am looking forward to hearing your thoughts!  3. Knowledge is purposely withheld from Fredrik Douglass during his life as a slave, everything from his own date of birth to a formal education are withheld from him. why is this information kept from him and how dose he change after he starts his education in Baltimore? 4. Knowing how powerful thoughts can be, do you think mental illness (although undiagnosed at this time) was prevalent during this era in history?Can you name an example of a mental illness/ disorder you may have come across in the work of Frederick Douglass? Feel free to use outside resources to familiarize yourself with different types and variations of disorders.No wrong answers here 5. How would you describe Frederick Douglass and the kind of person he was? I’ll start Frederick Douglass to me was a person who was ambitious and determined to get things done. He was a man on a mission determined to learn how to read on his own, even though he knew the consequences and that he would be “no good” to his master. Douglass was smart and he used the knowledge that he had with reading and writing to plan his escape to slavery. “Though conscious of the difficulty of learning without a teacher, I set out with high hope, and a fixed purpose, at whatever cost of trouble, to learn how to read” (Douglass 20). 6. Do you think that the root that Sandy told Douglass to take and carry it on his right side always is spiritual? And why do you think Sandy told him to carry the root on his right side instead of his left side? “I found Sandy an old adviser. He told me, with great solemnity, I must go back to covey; but that before I went, I must go with him into another part of the woods, where there was a certain root, which, if I would take some of it with, carrying it always on my right side, would render it impossible for Mr. Covey, or any other white man, to whip me. He said he had carried it for years; and since he had done so, he had never received a blow, and never expected to while he carried it” (Douglass 41-42). There is no right or wrong answer I just want to hear your thoughts. You can use the book to support your answer. Arts & Humanities Writing IDS 230 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)