Question

Read the excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.

If any one thing in my experience, more than another, served to deepen my conviction of the infernal character of slavery, and to fill me with unutterable loathing of slaveholders, it was their base ingratitude to my poor old grandmother. She had served my old master faithfully from youth to old age. She had been the source of all his wealth; she had peopled his plantation with slaves; she had become a great-grandmother in his service. She had rocked him in infancy, attended him in childhood, served him through life, and at his death wiped from his icy brow the cold death-sweat, and closed his eyes forever.

Douglass’s purpose in this excerpt is to

praise the kindness and faithfulness of his grandmother.
mourn the death of a master who had been kind to him.
provide an example of the torment enslaved persons endure.
argue that enslaved persons should be set free when their master dies.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to the question: Douglass´s purpose in this excerpt is to:___, would be: Provide an example of the torment ensalved persons endure.

Explanation:

This excerpt comes from Frederick Douglass´s "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave" that was written in 1845, as his own memoires. It must be remembered that Douglass was a slave and when he was able to achieve his freedom, he dedicated himself to become an orator and a fighter for abolition.

One of the main reasons for the above option being the answer comes from a specific portion on the excerpt where Douglass clearly states what he wants his readers to understand from what he is narrating here. That portion says: "If any one thing in my experience, more than another, served to deepen my conviction of the infernal character of slavery, and to fill me with unutterable loathing for slaveholders,..." This portion shows us how terrible that condition was and he further reinforces that notion by telling us about a specific case of slave suffering in the person of his own beloved grandmother.

Answer 2

Answer:

Provide an example of the torment ensalved persons endure.

Explanation:

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