Frederick Douglass an uncommonly intelligent man; and former slave. In Frederick Douglass’ narrative The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass portrays many bold characteristics; intelligence, courage, and racial pride. Throughout the novel Douglass conveys his attitude towards slavery, depicting bold characteristics.
Frederick Douglass possesses great intelligence, displaying this when recalling the details about the trip back to Baltimore many years later; also knowing how to gain favor with Master Daniel, stating, “My connection with Master Daniel was of some advantage to me. He became quite attached to me, and was a sort of protector of me. [...] I was seldom whipped by my old master, and suffered little from anything …show more content…
When standing up to Mr. Covey Frederick Douglass represents courage, saying, “... covey and myself to fight our own battle out. We were at it for nearly two hours. Covey at length let me go, puffing and blowing at a great rate, saying that if I had not resisted, he would have not have whipped me half so much [...] This battle with Mr.Covey was a turning-point in my career as a slave” (Douglass 82). Courage is not a simple characteristic to possess and Frederick stands up for what he believes in; fighting for what is right, demonstrating this when standing up against Mr. Covey. Life as a slave was hard, furthermore, described as, “They toiled in the muddy, snake infested rice fields, sowing seeds and cultivating shoots in conditions the bred mosquitoes and malaria. My people did the work that the slaveholder felt was beneath him, the work “too strenuous” for the white race “ (Thomas 12). Suffering through tremendous amounts of discrimination and torture with the ability to exemplify courage to overcome prejudice, doing the work that is “too strenuous” for the white race, in addition, to working in dreadful conditions demonstrates that Frederick Douglass and countless other slaves during this time display
Frederick Douglass possesses great intelligence, displaying this when recalling the details about the trip back to Baltimore many years later; also knowing how to gain favor with Master Daniel, stating, “My connection with Master Daniel was of some advantage to me. He became quite attached to me, and was a sort of protector of me. [...] I was seldom whipped by my old master, and suffered little from anything …show more content…
When standing up to Mr. Covey Frederick Douglass represents courage, saying, “... covey and myself to fight our own battle out. We were at it for nearly two hours. Covey at length let me go, puffing and blowing at a great rate, saying that if I had not resisted, he would have not have whipped me half so much [...] This battle with Mr.Covey was a turning-point in my career as a slave” (Douglass 82). Courage is not a simple characteristic to possess and Frederick stands up for what he believes in; fighting for what is right, demonstrating this when standing up against Mr. Covey. Life as a slave was hard, furthermore, described as, “They toiled in the muddy, snake infested rice fields, sowing seeds and cultivating shoots in conditions the bred mosquitoes and malaria. My people did the work that the slaveholder felt was beneath him, the work “too strenuous” for the white race “ (Thomas 12). Suffering through tremendous amounts of discrimination and torture with the ability to exemplify courage to overcome prejudice, doing the work that is “too strenuous” for the white race, in addition, to working in dreadful conditions demonstrates that Frederick Douglass and countless other slaves during this time display