Summary Of Frederic's Life As A Slave

Once a slave learns to read and write, he has the chance to be his own authority. The ability to read and write helps the slaves to realize that they are treated with injustice by their masters. This is what happens to Frederic. When Frederic starts learning to read and write, he knows that there’s another world other than the slave world. The masters forbid the slaves to have any knowledge. But Frederic still tries to learn reading and writing which is against the masters’ authority. He begins to fight against the masters’ authority. The notion that he is an individual man rather than a slave is awaken. He is not content for being a slave and begins to pursue freedom. Frederic begins to realize that the slavery is evil and get to know the
existence of the abortionist. Frederic wants to be his own authority. Finally, he succeeds in escaping to the North. The ability to read and write helps the slaves to pursue freedom and to be their own authority. In his pursue of freedom, he experiences much failure but never gives up in trying to control his own life and be his own authority. After so many struggles, Frederic finally becomes a freeman and gets a job.
After being a slave for so long, he treasures the authority of his own. “It was new, dirty and hard work for me, but I went at it with a glad heart and a willing hand. I was now my own master”. The authority is he and he now has the right to put as much effort as he can to build his life. His vision is not narrowed because of the influence of the slavery. To build his life better, he has a long sighted vision. He retains the desire to learn. Frederic holds every chance to make his life better valuable. His job is not always successful and he has always learning the skill that’s helpful to his job from his bosses. His life is to be continued and as a free man, it requires much to live a well-off life. Since he is authority of his own, he can do what he wants about his life but never allows his life to be wasted or meaningless like a slave. Even though he is a freeman, he hasn’t forgotten other slaves and wants them to be the authorities of their own. When he was still a slave, he enjoys teaching other slaves to read and write. Now as a free man, he speaks for the slaves in front of the white as an abortionist. He works for the welfare of the slaves, wanting them to be their own
authorities.