Summary Of Fredrick Douglass Gradual Initiation

Observation on “Gradual Initiation to the Mysteries of Slavery” When Fredrick Douglass was a young boy he was in wonderment of his master trying to figure out what he is thinking. It was a progression of events and at first he saw his master as even a little affectionate to him. He assumed that his master was a victim of the society that he had to act certain ways even if he opposed the slave system. He thought his master was unhappy about it. He told how he walked around fussing and complaining and told how the slaves kept a good distance from him to keep from being the mark of his frustrations. He further told of a circumstance that opened his eyes to exactly how cruel and wicked his old master could be. He had a female cousin who had been