Examples Of Ethos In Frederick Douglass

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free”, Frederick Douglass once said. Douglass was born in Maryland, but escaped to New York. Throughout his time, he became a leader in the abolitionist movement. Although, he was such an inspirational leader, Douglass was known for his autobiography. Frederick was so motivated to learn how to read and write, that he was willing to go above and beyond. Even though, Frederick escaped slavery at the time, he still mastered the ability to properly use ethos, pathos and logos
Douglass immediately used ethos in the beginning to set the mood of the story. In the first paragraph, he stated how he has lived with his master for seven years. Douglass used this statement to show that he was a slave like others. Douglass wanted to
At some point, Douglass began to regret learning and wanted to kill himself. He was shocked on reality, and couldn’t believe what has happen to his people. Moreover, Douglass constantly described his emotions on how he isn’t the only one who thinks they are being treated unequal. Another example is when his mistress stopped teaching him when she seen Douglass reading the newspaper. In other words, the book stated, “If you give a nigger and inch they will take a ell.” Even though, the mistress had already taught him the alphabet. Moreover, he wanted the audience to feel his struggle to learn by considering he is a slave for life. Douglass felt trapped and he knew he wasn’t the only one who felt unequal. Hence, Frederick’s journey to learning how to read and write was so motivating for all people. Being able to learn so fluently and he wrote a book to demonstrate to the audience his story and proper use of ethos, pathos, and logos. In addition, I believe this story accomplished a relationship between the reader and writer. Last, after reading this story, I feel that the memo was to enlighten the audience that nothing is really