Frederick Douglas Discussion Questions.... AP PD. 11. DO NOT POST THIS TO BLOGGER.

Siarra Williams
October 22, 2008
AP English III Period 11
Discussion Questions Page 105

1) Frederick Douglas taught himself to read and write by sneaking around and deceiving the neighborhood poor white boys into teaching him the alphabet. He also used to copy-write the books of the young master of the house in which he was enslaved. By learning to read and write, he also learned of the injustice that was happening to him.

2) In my opinion the other person who undergoes a learning process would be Douglas’ mistress. She goes from being a tender- hearted woman who teaches him how to read to being very mean spirited and a disciplinarian for the slightest infraction.

4) Something that I have learned that has proven to have a positive side and a negative side to it would be being independent. As you get older you are glad to have freedom and to be on your own. The positive side to that would be making your own rules and doing what you want to do. The negative side would be taking responsibility for your own actions; no longer can you blame anyone else for your mistakes nor lean on someone else when life gets tough. You must learn to stand on your own two feet.