Question If you were a northern reader in 1845 what part or aspect of Douglass Narrative
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Stephanie Cambria
Midterm Paper
Professor Varnum
July 19, 2004
Question: If you were a northern reader in 1845, what part or aspect of Douglass' "Narrative" would most move you to change your mind and perhaps even work for the abolition of slavery?
After reading "The Narrative" by Frederick Douglass, I was shocked at the various events that occurred in our beautiful country. Douglass expressed his emotions, fears, and desires through out this story, and easily moved me with his descriptive experiences of life as a slave. The nation's injustices were clearly described for me throughout this piece, and it was a great source to learn first hand from Douglass. In the following paragraphs, you will see and learn more about why this story moved me so much, and how it will do the same for you.
The issue of slavery in America was not black and white. Generally people in the North opposed slavery, while inhabitants of the South promoted it. However, many people were indifferent. Citizens in the North may have seen slavery as neither good nor bad, but just a fact of Southern life. Frederick Douglass, knowing the North was home to many abolitionists, wrote his narrative in order to persuade these indifferent Northern residents to see slavery as a degrading practice...