Frederick Douglass gives a vivid account of his life as a slave in the rural,
plantation setting of Maryland’s Eastern Shore and in the city of Baltimore,
and when his book first appeared in 1845 it caused a sensation and made
Douglass a famous individual. With this in mind, please explain why
Douglass wrote this book and gave such an in depth look as to his
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experiences as a slave in the South. What was his ultimate purpose in
writing this narrative? Also please explain why this book would cause such a
strong reaction in both the North and South. Why was it seen as divisive or
controversial? Why would Northerners care about what he had to say? Why
would Southerners see it as propaganda designed to dishonor them? Please
answer these questions using your resources from this class and feel free to
draw on not only Douglass’s account but also the material on antebellum
slavery covered in both the textbook and in lecture. Indeed, you will need to
refer to both your textbook and other sources from the class to help support
your argument.
Please note:
Your essay should not attempt to answer all of these questions as you
would tackle a laundry list, covering each and every question, one by
one. Instead, you should approach them as a prompt to get you
thinking about what Douglass was trying to do in his narrative. In
short, you should aim to produce a coherent essay that addresses the
general theme of the prompt as a whole.
MLA style
Length: 4-5 pages
12 point font
no outside research unless necessary to make support a point (use the documents I attached as your main source and plz cite them) MLA style
have a clear argument and good supporting
evidence
Our textbook is
Give Me Liberty, Seagull 5th V1 (if you can not find it then let me know and I can give you access to my account on EBOOK)
HAVE A CLEAR THESIS STATEMENT 🙂
I need this paper to be AMAZING. Thank you so much!
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