Essay On Richard Wright And Frederick Douglas
Have u ever been wanted something so bad that u would never let a thing get in your way?? Well I have a story that will make your day.
In the mist of adversity, two Black men overcame the odds and learned to read and write during a time when they could have been killed for it. The first man is the legendary Fredrick Douglas, who was born a slave and defied the odds of his time. The other Richard Wright, though in a time no as oppressed as Fredrick, he was a man who would not settle for less. These two men have amazing stories of how they overcame the odds and learned to read and write in a time when it was considered illegal for a Black man to have these skills. I was lucky enough to read their stories and will share my thoughts and experiences with you.
Fredrick Douglas was born a slave and lived that way all his life. At a young age he was interested in reading and writing, but because of the times he was not permitted to, just as they did not to Richard Wright. But growing up Fredrick worked and lived on a plantation where the lady of the house was kind enough to teach him how to read. So she would regularly give him lessons on how to read. Fredrick had befriended some of the poorer kids in the town who knew how to read and write and would receive books from them and would have them teach him how to write in exchange for bread. Fredrick Ivied these kids for their freedom (I wished I could be as free as they would be when they got to be men)-53. On the long trips to the city he would find time to read his books. And when the master and is family would leave, he would get the master's son's reading logs and copy them for practice. He never let his desire to read and write die out, and he never let a thing get in the way of his desires. Now, on the other hand we have a man in a different position. Wright lived and a time that was oppressed, but not as oppressed as Fredrick's time. He also had the desire to read and write, although it wasn't as strong as
In the mist of adversity, two Black men overcame the odds and learned to read and write during a time when they could have been killed for it. The first man is the legendary Fredrick Douglas, who was born a slave and defied the odds of his time. The other Richard Wright, though in a time no as oppressed as Fredrick, he was a man who would not settle for less. These two men have amazing stories of how they overcame the odds and learned to read and write in a time when it was considered illegal for a Black man to have these skills. I was lucky enough to read their stories and will share my thoughts and experiences with you.
Fredrick Douglas was born a slave and lived that way all his life. At a young age he was interested in reading and writing, but because of the times he was not permitted to, just as they did not to Richard Wright. But growing up Fredrick worked and lived on a plantation where the lady of the house was kind enough to teach him how to read. So she would regularly give him lessons on how to read. Fredrick had befriended some of the poorer kids in the town who knew how to read and write and would receive books from them and would have them teach him how to write in exchange for bread. Fredrick Ivied these kids for their freedom (I wished I could be as free as they would be when they got to be men)-53. On the long trips to the city he would find time to read his books. And when the master and is family would leave, he would get the master's son's reading logs and copy them for practice. He never let his desire to read and write die out, and he never let a thing get in the way of his desires. Now, on the other hand we have a man in a different position. Wright lived and a time that was oppressed, but not as oppressed as Fredrick's time. He also had the desire to read and write, although it wasn't as strong as