The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass - Themes - Education

Question 1

Overall summary of theme

• Slavery ——— ———–
• Education gives the self—— to ———
• Wanted to ———- himself through ———

Answer 1

• prevents thought
• self-will to escape
• expand / reading

Question 2

“if you give a nigger an —–, he will take an —”
/ “it would make him ————– and unhappy” - Hugh Auld

“Mistress, in ———– me the alphabet, had ——– me the —-, and no ———— could ——– me from taking the —-.”

“invaluable instruction”

Answer 2

inch / ell (

Question 3

“I had ———- my —– to the ———— pit, but to no ——— upon which to — —.”

“There was no getting — – –”

Answer 3

opened / eyes / horrible / ladder / get out
rid of it

3. Awakened consciousness beings suffering
   - Auld is ironically proven right