Read the excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
What erect do the words
beast and Fearlestrepte
have on the reader?
In moments of agony, I envied my fellow-slaves for their
stupidity. I have often wished myself a beast. I preferred
the condition of the meanest reptile to my own. Any
thing, no matter what, to get rid of thinking! It was this
everlasting thinking of my condition that tormented me. What erect do the words beast and Fearlestrepte
have on the reader?
O They emphasize the dehumanizing nature of slavery.
They suggest enslaved persons being obedient to a
master.
They illustrate how angry masters often become.
They add frightening elements to an entertaining
narrative.