Frederick Douglass As A Hero

The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword SNAP!! The twig crunches under the new weight of a sly, human being being applied to it. Frederick Douglass is creeping his way out of the Inferno of hate, work, and torture that was slavery and has now made it to the woods. Next, he has to get to the port and aboard the ship to freedom, or in Layman’s terms, Boston. Frederick Douglass, the acclaimed author of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Written by Himself, had to learn how to read and write against all odds, escape slavery, and avoid capture to write his narrative that describes every part of his life up to his freedom. A hero is someone who displays acts of courage, outstanding achievements, and nobility. Frederick Douglass

Hercules finished each and every of the 12 deadly tasks given to him including taking Cerberus, the three-headed dog owned by Hades, God of the Underworld, and bringing him to the real world. Although, that is fictional, the escape of Frederick Douglass from the throes of slavery was very real. From the major accomplishment of learning to read and write to the seemingly minor task of planning to escape, everything Douglass did was leading up to the grand scheme. When discussing his schematics with John and Henry, Douglass

Douglass is noble because he succeeded in writing a narrative that called out slavery and all that it does to enslaved people, but he also maintained a subjunctive tone throughout the duration of the book. If someone is noble, they are honorable, good, and have integrity. Frederick Douglass never did anything without integrity. When he was caulking the ships, he did the best work he could do. In the text on page 86, it says, “That cheerful eye, under the influence of slavery, soon became red with rage; that voice, made all of sweet accord, changed to one of harsh and horrid discord; and that angelic face gave way to that of a demon.” That shows the nobility of Douglass because although Mrs. Auld had clearly been changed by slavery for the bad, Frederick Douglass does not say anything that makes him sound like he is complaining. He is just stating the facts as they come to his