![]() ![]() At the beginning of the Narrative Douglass simply provides the reader with information to form his or her own conclusions. His enormous range as a writer enabled him to evoke a wide variety of emotions, starting with sympathy. Douglass realized the value of slowly winning over the reader. The first sentences describe depressing realities presented specifically to evoke particular emotions from the reader.ĭouglass states that it was a “common custom… to part children from their mothers at a very early age” (18) in such a way that the reader realizes how much slaves, as children, accepted as fact. If it were not for the weight of his words, chapter one would be a slow start. ![]() Frederick Douglass began his Narrative matter-of-factly. This is how Douglass was able to guide the reader to realize the horrific truths of slavery. These methods and many others achieved a desired effect on the reader. The actual words he used were powerful ones that not only showed his own intellect as a slave but persuaded his audience. ![]() The way Douglass opened the Narrative, communicating the slave’s acceptance of horrible facts with his subdued language, is perfectly followed by bold proclamations challenging other truths of slavery. ![]()
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