Read the excerpt from narrative of the life of frederick
douglass.
what effect does douglass's use of the adjectives
"blighting and dehumanizing" have on the reader?
my new mistress proved to be all she appeared when i first
met her at the woman of the kindest heart and
finest feelings. she had never had a slave under her
control previously to myself, and prior to her marriage she
had been dependent upon her own industry for a living.
she was by trade a weaver, and by constant application to
her business, she had been in a good degree preserved
from the blighting and dehumanizing effects of slavery. i
was utterly astonished at her goodness.

they create an image of the quality of the mistress's
weaving

they emphasize the damage slavery causes to a
slaveholder's character.

they describe the harsh treatment that douglass
received from his mistress.

they illustrate the mistress's kindness toward
douglass.