I was surprised to read that Fredrick Douglass did not know his own age. I had forgotten that whites had wanted to keep the blacks uneducated so that they could not form a revolt against them. It saddened me to read that he was separated from his mother. my mom and I are incredibly close! I could not imagine my life without her! So that is a huge part missing from his life. He said that he only saw his mom a about 4 or 5 times at night. So when she died he treated it like she was just any other person. That sentence right there was heart-wrenching to read. How could one say that there mother was like a stranger?!? It was extremely disturbing to read about how Mr. Plummer(the slave overseer) beat Aunt Hester. I was shocked to read that " he stripped her from her neck to waist, leaving her neck, shoulders, and hips entirely naked.[...]He then said ,'now you learn to disobey my orders!"' I was hurt to read that he beat her. This made me feel angry and upset because no one deserves to be hit or tortured. I felt sorrow for this woman. It must have been hard for Fredrick because he had to watch this. Just think watching your own family member get beaten but you can't do anything about it because if you say something you will be beaten too. Fredrick Douglass had a hard life. I am glad that we picked him because it gave me a deeper look into the darkness of slavery. Thankfully, there is no slavery anymore, but sadly some people are still beaten in their homes everyday.
Wow. We really take so much for granted! We make such huge deals out of birthdays and he doesn't even know his age. And the whole seperation from your mother at such a young age is unimaginable! I have no idea what I would do without my mom around for help and support. Jamie, your so right about it being heart wrenching, the expression on my face was like whaaaat!!! And the whole whipping part is really disturbing, I can't believe he had to watch that. I can hardly sit through scary movies and he was living in one.
Yes, I agree with Rachel. We definitely take a lot for granted. I can't imagine not knowing your own birthday. And just putting myself in his situation is hard to imagine. I don't think a single one of us could have survived slavery and what he went through. It would just be too hard. He was truly a strong person. It is incredible that he not only survived that but lived on to become such an influential man. I'm glad he was able to tell his story and enlighten us.
When I first learned about slavery in school I was very interested. The fact that people had owned people horrified me and to learn on top of that they were beaten and raped. Slavery now is abolished and has been since the north had won the Civil War. It is so hard to believe that people such as Fredrick Douglass went through hell being a slave and when he watched his aunt being beaten, oh my god, I can't even imagine how I'd feel if I saw one of my aunts being beaten like that right in front of me. Oh, when he said that he would treat his mom's death like some stranger! She walked every night so she could be with her son! To be without a mother is horrible. I somewhat know how it feels. Yes, I do have a mom, but she's not exactly here most of the time. My dad is also mainly at work. I know what it feels like to do what a mother does. Everyday I do dishes, laundry, chores, etc. to keep our house clean. I cook dinner almost every night. I even help out my dad, mom, and sister. I take care of my family. On top of that I do homework and work hard in school. But life is unfair, and fair and I've learned to deal with it. I know there are so many other kids or teenagers out there that have it harder or easier than me out there. We all wish life be easier.
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I was surprised to read that Fredrick Douglass did not know his own age. I had forgotten that whites had wanted to keep the blacks uneducated so that they could not form a revolt against them. It saddened me to read that he was separated from his mother. my mom and I are incredibly close! I could not imagine my life without her! So that is a huge part missing from his life. He said that he only saw his mom a about 4 or 5 times at night. So when she died he treated it like she was just any other person. That sentence right there was heart-wrenching to read. How could one say that there mother was like a stranger?!? It was extremely disturbing to read about how Mr. Plummer(the slave overseer) beat Aunt Hester. I was shocked to read that " he stripped her from her neck to waist, leaving her neck, shoulders, and hips entirely naked.[...]He then said ,'now you learn to disobey my orders!"' I was hurt to read that he beat her. This made me feel angry and upset because no one deserves to be hit or tortured. I felt sorrow for this woman. It must have been hard for Fredrick because he had to watch this. Just think watching your own family member get beaten but you can't do anything about it because if you say something you will be beaten too. Fredrick Douglass had a hard life. I am glad that we picked him because it gave me a deeper look into the darkness of slavery. Thankfully, there is no slavery anymore, but sadly some people are still beaten in their homes everyday.
Wow. We really take so much for granted! We make such huge deals out of birthdays and he doesn't even know his age. And the whole seperation from your mother at such a young age is unimaginable! I have no idea what I would do without my mom around for help and support. Jamie, your so right about it being heart wrenching, the expression on my face was like whaaaat!!! And the whole whipping part is really disturbing, I can't believe he had to watch that. I can hardly sit through scary movies and he was living in one.
Yes, I agree with Rachel. We definitely take a lot for granted. I can't imagine not knowing your own birthday. And just putting myself in his situation is hard to imagine. I don't think a single one of us could have survived slavery and what he went through. It would just be too hard. He was truly a strong person. It is incredible that he not only survived that but lived on to become such an influential man. I'm glad he was able to tell his story and enlighten us.
When I first learned about slavery in school I was very interested. The fact that people had owned people horrified me and to learn on top of that they were beaten and raped. Slavery now is abolished and has been since the north had won the Civil War. It is so hard to believe that people such as Fredrick Douglass went through hell being a slave and when he watched his aunt being beaten, oh my god, I can't even imagine how I'd feel if I saw one of my aunts being beaten like that right in front of me. Oh, when he said that he would treat his mom's death like some stranger! She walked every night so she could be with her son! To be without a mother is horrible. I somewhat know how it feels. Yes, I do have a mom, but she's not exactly here most of the time. My dad is also mainly at work. I know what it feels like to do what a mother does. Everyday I do dishes, laundry, chores, etc. to keep our house clean. I cook dinner almost every night. I even help out my dad, mom, and sister. I take care of my family. On top of that I do homework and work hard in school. But life is unfair, and fair and I've learned to deal with it. I know there are so many other kids or teenagers out there that have it harder or easier than me out there. We all wish life be easier.
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