The first part of the chapter was about Fredrick planning to escape. I felt Frederick's desperation because he would do anything he could to be free. He escaped to New York and I felt overcome with joy because Frederick was finally a free man. However, Frederick felt alone, hungry and was homeless. He thought he would feel joyous but it was harder for him than he had imagined. I felt that Frederick had to overcome many obstacles that were unfair. Finally, his luck changed when he met Mr. Ruggles who decided to take him in. I felt relieved that Frederick had something to look forward to and had a place he could call home. I was surprised when Frederick got married because he never mentioned Anna Murray in the previous chapters. I felt wonderful that Frederick finally had happiness in his life. Both Frederick and Anna went to New Bedford to start their lives together. I thought this was smart because it decreased the chances that Frederick would get caught. Frederick was surprised about how people in the North lived. Many of them worked along side each other without conflict. Frederick thought that the people of the North were poor because they didn't own any slaves, but he was wrong. I felt happy that Frederick ended up in such a positive place. Frederick was able to work and keep his own pay which was a huge step in his independent life. Finally, Frederick went to anti-slavery meetings and was able to speak his mind. I felt proud of Frederick and all that he had accomplished to get to where he was.
In the appendix, Frederick talked about how a religious person could be so cruel to the slaves. He didn't understand how these two went hand in hand. I felt the same way because if you are a religious person you should be kind to people and not go out and torture them. He felt that they were hypocrites and I completely agree.
Questions:
1.Why did Frederick have to give his earnings to his master?
2. How could slave owners whip and torture their slaves and not think it was wrong?
Comments:
1. I felt happy when Frederick finally escaped and was able to live a free life.
2. I believe that Frederick turned the negative in his life into a positive by speaking out against slavery.
Hi Jenny,
ReplyDeleteI did feel the supense and relief when Douglass was homeless but then found Mr. Ruggles. I agree with the surprising shock that Douglass was going to be married. Keep up the good work.
Jenny,
ReplyDeleteI really like that you put a lot of emotion into your response. I like that you called the people in the south hypocrites because they are definitely major hypocrites. Awesome job Jenny!
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Ashleigh
You did a great job on this i didnt see anything that was bad in your writing and that is what i like to see and to read so i dont get in to much deatails but good job and kept it up. And I did feel sad when he did not have a home but then he found one.
ReplyDeleteJenny, I felt the same way about how it was unfair how many obstacles Douglas had to face. I liked how you out your reaction in with the smmary so we knew what you were talking about. Good job.
ReplyDeleteJenny,
ReplyDeleteI like that you are picking up on the dichotomy between the beliefs of many Christian slave holders and the reality of their lifestyle.