SECTION 2: PASSAGE IDENTIFICATION - Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (italicized) (excerpts)

Question 1

main characters

Answer 1

• Frederick Douglass
• Harriet Bailey (his mother)
• Captain Anthony (first master)
• Mr. Plummer (overseer)
• Aunt Hester
• Colonel Lloyd’s clerk and superintendent (second master)
• Austin Woolfolk
• Mr. Severe

Question 2

plot summary

Answer 2

It’s a NARRATIVE about Frederick Douglass’ life.
- There was his mother whom he would only see her by night. There was minimum verbal communication between them.
- He talks about his experiences with masters and Mr. Severe and how they’d treat himself and other slaves.
- He mentions MUSIC and how it was a way of PROTEST amongst slaves when going to the Great House Farm
- Douglass was brought to tears when he heard everyone singing
- “full of meaning to themselves”
- “every tone was a testimony against slavery”

Question 3

important themes

Answer 3

• MUSIC
  
  • “slaves sing most when they are most unhappy”
  • “every tone was a testimony against slavery”
• general experiences of slaves from the perspective of an actual slave
• dehumanization of slaves and how they were viewed in society
  
  • they were seen as lacking basic characteristics such as the ability to read and write properly

Question 4

stylistic traits

Answer 4

personalized, informative, conveys graphic but real life experiences

Question 5

literary movement

Answer 5

reform writing