December 23, 2009

Frederick Douglass

In the Narrative of Frederic Douglass, I most immensely enjoyed the part where Frederick is being given knowledge, more specifically, for example, when he goes out with a piece of bread. He has this bread for these white children he encounters when he goes out each time. He trades the bread to these hungry little children in exchange for the real "knowledge of bread". This is one way in which he gained knowledge. Another important thing is revealed in this scene from the story between Frederick and the white children he gives bread to: that racism is a learned thing.

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