He was taught by one of his masters, Mrs Auld. Douglass had to eventually teach himself because Mrs Auld’s husband told her that treating a slave like she treated Douglass was incorrect. This caused Mrs Auld to become one of the cruelest masters Douglass had. Mrs. Auld’s change in treatment caused Douglass to realize that slavery not only affects the slave but also the master. While learning to read, Douglass came across a book containing the dialogue between a slave and his owner. This book made Douglass hate his masters even more because he understands the reason for slavery and the perspective of the masters. This causes Douglass pain because he realizes the destructive situation he is in but has no way to escape his bondage. Douglass was only twelve years old and “the thought of being ‘a slave for life’ began to bear heavily upon [his] heart”(29). 6.Douglass then came to a conclusion: reading was a curse rather than a
He was taught by one of his masters, Mrs Auld. Douglass had to eventually teach himself because Mrs Auld’s husband told her that treating a slave like she treated Douglass was incorrect. This caused Mrs Auld to become one of the cruelest masters Douglass had. Mrs. Auld’s change in treatment caused Douglass to realize that slavery not only affects the slave but also the master. While learning to read, Douglass came across a book containing the dialogue between a slave and his owner. This book made Douglass hate his masters even more because he understands the reason for slavery and the perspective of the masters. This causes Douglass pain because he realizes the destructive situation he is in but has no way to escape his bondage. Douglass was only twelve years old and “the thought of being ‘a slave for life’ began to bear heavily upon [his] heart”(29). 6.Douglass then came to a conclusion: reading was a curse rather than a