He considered them robbers for the “crimes” they were committing. As Douglass states in the passage, he considered them the meanest and wicked of men. He saw the reason behind why Auld didn't want him to learn to read. Auld didn't want him to see the truth behind slavery. He didn't want him to understand why they were working while everyone else was sitting around. He wanted him to question these thoughts instead of being tormented. To him, learning to read was a curse instead of a blessing. He wished he was an animal so he wouldn't know he was put into slavery. He saw how freedom slowly disappeared into the cruel world. There was nothing he could do now, but feel
He considered them robbers for the “crimes” they were committing. As Douglass states in the passage, he considered them the meanest and wicked of men. He saw the reason behind why Auld didn't want him to learn to read. Auld didn't want him to see the truth behind slavery. He didn't want him to understand why they were working while everyone else was sitting around. He wanted him to question these thoughts instead of being tormented. To him, learning to read was a curse instead of a blessing. He wished he was an animal so he wouldn't know he was put into slavery. He saw how freedom slowly disappeared into the cruel world. There was nothing he could do now, but feel