Problem
i. In what ways does the opening paragraph of Chapter I of Frederick Douglass's Narrative contain in brief the whole story of his experience with slavery?
ii. What is Douglass's response to slave songs?
iii. What effect does slavery have on the moral character of slave owners? See the account of the change in Mrs. Auld What do phrases like "hardened by a long life of slaveholding" and "[t]he fatal poison of irresponsible power" indicate is wrong with the system?
iv. What lesson does Douglass learn from Hugh Auld (Chapter VII.42-45), and why is it even more significant than the lessons in reading given to him by Mrs. Auld?