Analysis Of Notes Of A Native Son By Frederick Douglass

People often says discrimination and racism still exist in today's society. In the essay “Notes

of a native son” by James Baldwin and “ Learning to read and write” by Frederick Douglass,

both author elaborated how they suffered and got treated badly by the society because of their

races and color. Both of the author highlighted that they were treated like an ignorant due to

their background and because of that their life were hard and terrible. Douglass, in his essay, He

basically explains how he learned to read and how reading changed his life and make him the

person he became. At first, Douglass didn't know how to read and write then been slavery at the

same time, in reminder, during this period of time, only white peoples
had taught how to read. In

the other side, Baldwin showed the difficulties he was facing because of his color and his

relationship with his father because his father wanted him to preach while he wanted to write. In

light of the ideas expressed in both essays, I agree that races can be considered as a major

problem in today's society