Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave In the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Frederick Douglass identifies and analyzes how knowledge can be both helpful and harmful to the readers. Knowledge is a key component in the book, whether it is positive or negative, it paves a way for Douglass’s life. Frederick Douglass portrays throughout the book how knowledge contributed to his life. First, knowledge helped him identify and seek Christianity. At a young age, he was able to distinguish right from wrong, and how the slaveholders did not have Christ like mannerisms, even though they referred to themselves as Christians. Christianity was portrayed to be peaceful, but the violent actions of