Liberal Studies
Introduction
The stories I have read were extremely informative. I believe Fredrick Douglass, Richard Rodriguez, Susan Jacoby, and Clayborne Carson intended audience was people similar to them, yet wanted to inform everyone about how education is different between race, and even sex. Even though each writer's audiences were different they all had something similar to teach in their readings, which was the right for equality. Although every writer was straightforward, I believe each one had a different tone to get their point across. In my paper I will explain what each were trying to inform their readers, their similarities, and also their differences. Each writer had strong points to get across that I believe everyone can learn something from
Fredrick Douglass
The tone in Learning to Read and Write, by Frederick Douglass was strong, yet empathic. The way he wrote made me feel sorry for what he had to go through just to learn. In the readings he said “Nothing seemed to make her more angry than to see me with a newspaper... I have had her rush at me with a face made up of all fury, and snatch from me a newspaper, in a manner that fully revealed her apprehension.” This made me feel upset to know he had to go through so much what now people abuse so easily. The intended audience, of that time, was directed mainly toward African Americans to inform them what education would bring them, which was freedom. Through learning to read and write Douglass became infuriated to finally understand that he was a slave, and was being treated wrongly. Though sometimes harsh, I believe his story was meant to show what education could do for a slave. I truly believe he was persuading many slaves to educate themselves, and then to run away to help show themselves equal to white people. That's what he wanted to prove to his people, that they can be free, and equal.
Richard Rodriguez
Richard Rodriguez's intended audience for The Lonely, Good Company of Books are all younger
The stories I have read were extremely informative. I believe Fredrick Douglass, Richard Rodriguez, Susan Jacoby, and Clayborne Carson intended audience was people similar to them, yet wanted to inform everyone about how education is different between race, and even sex. Even though each writer's audiences were different they all had something similar to teach in their readings, which was the right for equality. Although every writer was straightforward, I believe each one had a different tone to get their point across. In my paper I will explain what each were trying to inform their readers, their similarities, and also their differences. Each writer had strong points to get across that I believe everyone can learn something from
Fredrick Douglass
The tone in Learning to Read and Write, by Frederick Douglass was strong, yet empathic. The way he wrote made me feel sorry for what he had to go through just to learn. In the readings he said “Nothing seemed to make her more angry than to see me with a newspaper... I have had her rush at me with a face made up of all fury, and snatch from me a newspaper, in a manner that fully revealed her apprehension.” This made me feel upset to know he had to go through so much what now people abuse so easily. The intended audience, of that time, was directed mainly toward African Americans to inform them what education would bring them, which was freedom. Through learning to read and write Douglass became infuriated to finally understand that he was a slave, and was being treated wrongly. Though sometimes harsh, I believe his story was meant to show what education could do for a slave. I truly believe he was persuading many slaves to educate themselves, and then to run away to help show themselves equal to white people. That's what he wanted to prove to his people, that they can be free, and equal.
Richard Rodriguez
Richard Rodriguez's intended audience for The Lonely, Good Company of Books are all younger