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elenap 's review for:
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
by Frederick Douglass
I still can't believe this was written by a man who taught himself how to read and write.
The entire premise of "well why don't they just work harder to escape poverty" or "why won't they just leave the horrible situation they're in" can be easily explained through Frederick's observations. He gave us an astute inspection of the slave and enslaver's mind and soul and I am grateful for it.
The fact that he had it "easy" compared to other slaves is just mind-numbing. I really wish I knew how he managed to escape but I guess in the end that is hardly important. What a man, we could only strive to have his spirit!
It's very hard to rate something like this. I mean I wish there was more, but this was written by a man who went through all that and wanted to show the world what is still happening to their peers. So it's impossible to give it less than 5 stars for its historical relevancy.
The entire premise of "well why don't they just work harder to escape poverty" or "why won't they just leave the horrible situation they're in" can be easily explained through Frederick's observations. He gave us an astute inspection of the slave and enslaver's mind and soul and I am grateful for it.
The fact that he had it "easy" compared to other slaves is just mind-numbing. I really wish I knew how he managed to escape but I guess in the end that is hardly important. What a man, we could only strive to have his spirit!
It's very hard to rate something like this. I mean I wish there was more, but this was written by a man who went through all that and wanted to show the world what is still happening to their peers. So it's impossible to give it less than 5 stars for its historical relevancy.