Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass Reaction Paper

In The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass there are many connections that can be made however my person connection involves a leader however he did not command respect as many other leaders would do. To be as vague as possible this person was a group leader of a sort. They would lead us through many situations teaching us what to do in them and improving how we do them. This person was a gymnastics coach who taught me everything I knew about gymnastics at the time. Although I am no longer a part of gymnastics I still remember this person vividly. He would go through teaching an entire group of people without even commanding their respect. An example I can give of this is during practice, practice this day I remember was harder than the usual as we were learning something new to us. A couple of other kids in gymnastics with me would be completely off in their own world doing their own thing as our coach was teaching us. Although he was good at what he did he would simply say that if they don’t want to learn they don’t get to learn. This quote from my
One of the many connections that could be made relates to Captain Auld for example in the text Douglass states, "He was cruel, but cowardly. He commanded without firmness. In the enforcement of his rules, he was at times rigid, and at times lax. At times, he spoke to his slaves with the firmness of Napoleon and the fury of a demon; at other times, he might well be mistaken for an inquirer who had lost his way” (Chapter 9). This quote although not exactly like my coach from the past it is still very relatable to him. My coach was in fact strong at times being one of the best coaches I have had. However at times we was also very weak I don’t know why he did this but I am sure he had his reasons. Perhaps it was a just a lesson or perhaps he did not realize that he was doing this, either way that was just the way that he