Question

1)How did Douglass’s mistress treat him?
2)How did Douglass continue learning to read on his own?
3)What did Douglass learn about that gave him hope?
4)What did the Irishmen tell Douglass to do?
5)How did Douglass learn to write his first letters?

Please answer all of these questions about Frederick Douglass.

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Douglass' mistress was strangely kind to him when they first met but after sometime, she changed and treated Douglass with cruelty.

2) Douglass continued learning how to read on his own by carrying a book with him anytime he ran errands. He became friends with some white boys whom he converted to teachers.

3) Douglass, learning that educating a slave would set him on a path to freedom gave him hope

4) The Irishmen told Douglass to run away to the north, find friends there and become free.

5) Douglass learned how to write by watching carpenters write on timber while he worked at a ship yard. He copied the letters and thereafter sought the help of his white friends to learn properly.

Explanation:

This an autobiography of Fredrick Douglass an American social reformer who rose from being a slave to becoming a national leader and an activist.

In this book " The Narrative Life of Fredrick Douglass", he narrates his journey from being a slave to an internationally renowned activist.