One of the quotes that really caught my attention was, “ It gave me the best assurance that I might rely with the utmost confidence on the results which, he said, would flow from teaching me to read.” This quote caught my attention because I do believe that reading has so many benefits. Reading teaches you vocabulary and you gain knowledge from the words. In the real world, the more knowledge you know, the higher you rank in work and class. This allows you to make more money which then allows you to follow your dreams and buy things you need and desire. The quote contributes to the book because it shows you how he benefited by him learning how to read. At the beginning, he learned little words, but as time passed, his vocabulary expanded. Once he learns how to read, he has the ability to read the newspaper and other documents, so he knows …show more content…
It’s a line of a poem that Whittier, a slave poet, wrote. I find it memorable because slavery has been a big part in the United States’s history. It was common for slaves to be sold off to other plantations. The slaves had no say so in being sold. It gives you an image of slaves in shackles being sold off and taken away from their families. It plays a role in the book because it shows you what Frederick Douglass had to endure as a slave. This quote was one of my favorite quotes of the book. It inspired me to keep having hope on some things even though I know the chances of the result being in my favor was low. “ I indulged a faint hope that his conversion would lead him to emancipate his slaves, and that, if he did not do this, it would, at any rate, make him more kind and humane.” The impact of this quote is that it sets a mood of hope even though what Frederick Douglass and other slaves are experiencing is horrific. The chances of their owner letting them go is low because once the masters let their slaves go, their business will go