Douglass

Answer these 5 questions from the NARRATIVE OF LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS and the textbook:AFRICAN-AMERICAN ODYSSEY, COMBINED

Consider the following questions: 1. At what point does Frederick Douglass realize he is a slave?

2. Provide an example of the dissonance Douglass experiences between who he knows himself to be as an individual, and his identity as a slave.

3. What experiences does Douglass have that transform his identity while he is a slave? Provide an example of a transformative experience that was forced upon Douglass, and an example of Douglass choosing to transform himself.

4. Explain how Douglasss identity changes once he becomes a free man living in the North. Describe and analyze an unsuccessful attempt by Douglass to establish his identity and describe a successful attempt. What social and economic factors were at play with each?

5. In general terms, what opportunities did slaves have to assert their individual identities? What circumstances and personal qualities do you think were essential for Douglass to experience and possess that enabled him to break from the general pattern?