Do you think throughout history that all men are created equal? If you did, then The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass says differently. In Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, Douglass wants to change what his readers believe about what it means to be dedicated to the American idea that “All men are created equal.” He wants people to see the idea that "All men are created equal," by stating, "I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it." Douglass also says, "By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant." This shows that slaves were not equal to white Americans …show more content…
"I never saw my mother, to know her as such, more than four or five times in my life; and each of these times was very short in duration, and at night." This also shows that his masters kept him from basic rights. Every child should be able to see their mother or father. It shows how cruel slave owners are. Douglass was also left without knowledge of his age. He was left to make estimates of his age and had to go on with that for his life. He had to guess his way through. When Douglass said that. "I have often been awakened at the dawn of day by the most heart-rending shrieks of an aunt of mine, whom he used to tie up to a joist, and whip upon her naked back till she was literally covered with blood." It showed how he was woken to the cruelty of his owners. He had to helplessly listen to the screams of his aunt. No man should go through this and it proves that not all men are created equal. He was forced to just sit and watch his friends and family get whipped. He couldn't do anything except watch. His owners did not have any empathy, they just kept whipping until they were too