Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Response Question: hidden path to freedom (103-end)
At the beginning of Chapter IX, Douglass chooses not to give the full details of his successful escape from slavery. Why doesn't he give the full details of his escape? What is his opinion of people who do? Most importantly: do you agre with his decision to withhold information? Why or why not?
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I don't think that he was hidding things from us i just think that he didn't give us everything we were looking for he give us most of it just not all. i think that if he wanted to keep most of the things about his escape private that was his business.
I think that Douglass does not give us a full details of his escape because at that time the people that had helped him out had commited some crimesand the could risk going to jail or even worse. He thinks that people that helped him on his journey to freedom was a blessing from God. I think that it was very smart of him to withold evidence because he was not only protecting them he was actually protecting himself in the process.
The Reason Why Douglass didn't give information out about how he reached North, because he didn't want slave owners to find out and try to prevent ways from slaves escaping. I also Agree that he should of kept his information to himself, because it would of made it harder for slaves to escape.
I think that Frederick Douglass does not give us a whole lot of information on his escape to freedom because he didn't want to get caught by anyone, like his slave owner. That can prevent more slaves from being free. He need to kind of stay to himself and lay low. He might just endure some suffering that's even more brutal than he was a slave.
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