Frederick Douglass Themes

In this rather engaging Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the author makes a point to shine a light on what it really was that slaves endured. The story has many themes but for me I believe the story was talking about slavery and education. The reason I say this is because the story surrounds these two topics. The book talks about the abuse the slaves received and how their right of knowledge was taken from them.
One of the themes I felt were mentioned in this book was the mistreatment of slaves, For example, it is a well known assumption that Frederick Douglass’s father is a slave owner who raped his mother who like Frederick Douglass was a slave. It is sad to know that rape was such a common thing for slaves. Which leads me to think about how in todays world rape is still seen as something that no one openly discusses, but we are free enough to get lawyers, contact the media, and do anything to have our stories heard. Whereas these slaves didn’t have that right. Another right stripped from slaves is something that so many people take for granted, family. A lot of families were torn apart due to slavery, and Frederick Douglass’s family was one of them. Frederick Douglass never had a true relationship with his mother. He had only seen his mother four or
The reason I say this is because the story surrounds those two specific topics. For example, the book talks about the abuse slaves received and how their right of knowledge was taken from them. This book has great significance in our lives today because it puts into perspective how much we take for granted today that others were not given the right to have. Furthermore, The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass shows us that knowledge can be found anywhere and should never be taken for granted. As Frederick Douglass once said “Once you learn to read, you will be forever