Read this sentence from “My Escape from Slavery.”

My free life began on the third of September, 1838.

What is the effect of beginning the second paragraph with this sentence?

A.
It conveys a sense of the surprise and joy that Douglass experienced.

B.
It reveals that Douglass counted the days he spent in slavery.

C.
It offers a reminder that this describes an event from history.

D.

The fourth option was not included. However, given the options above and the context of Douglass' writing, we can deduce that the effect of beginning the second paragraph with this sentence is;

C. It offers a reminder that this describes an event from history.

The mention of the date in this excerpt from the writing of Frederick Douglass shows that he was reminding his audience that the events being described were things that happened in the past.

The reader is thus made to go back in time to recall the suffering of Frederick Douglass and how he now broke away from all of that on the third of September, 1838.

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