Frederick Douglas had a strong will to succeed in learning to read and write. He said that he was "compelled to resort to various strategems." Some outside factors were the white boys that he made friends with, in my opinion. When his mistress ceased to teach him, he made friends with the white children and used them as his teachers. They then helped Frederick learn to read. I think the thing I probably enjoyed the most about this reading is simply Frederick's desire to learn. In high school we see so many people who slough off and don't care about their education and what they are learning, they just try to get by and finish high school. It would be easy for Frederick to give up under his circumstances, but he had such a strong will to learn, and I think that is admirable.
at September 14, 2005 11:11 AM