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The Story of Frederick Douglass
Every story usually has two sides, that of the antagonist and the other side of the protagonist. In the book Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, the protagonist is the central character himself; Fredrick Douglass. He was born as a slave and grew up totally isolated from his parents, especially the mother, Harriet Bailey. Fredrick lived under his slave master, Colonel Lloyd, after being separated from his parents at birth. This separation from his immediate parents only left him with distant memories of his grandparents, Isaac and Betsey Bailey. While he didn’t manage to enjoy the warmth of a mother’s tender care and love, his grandmother managed to shower him with love and warmth in almost similar measure. He lived with the grand mum in her cabin for a while during his formative years.
His stay with the grand mother would be short-lived however, as he would come to realize. Shortly afterwards, Douglass was sent to live with the Old Master, thereby leaving the cabin, in which he lived with the grandmother. Not only was this devastating, it was also crushing for him, since his grandmother meant everything to him. He was now in a dilemma as to whether the Old Master would accord him the same kind of care that he received from the old lady. He also feared the treatment that he was going to get from the master, since he knew that he was the one responsible for the devastating outcome of separating him from his grandmother.
When it finally came the time for the two to separate, Betsey tried making the experience simpler and less painful for Douglass by making it look like nothing was actually happening. He was oblivious of what was happening around him for the entire journey to Colonel Lloyd’s place. He only came back to his senses when he noticed the woods along the way. A group of children indicated their arrival in the afternoon, after what was a long and quite tiresome journey. The grandmother tried urging Douglass to mingle with the other children and play too. After a little reluctance, he then joined the other kids in play. He was so taken away by the play that he was oblivious of his grandmother’s departure. This was the beginning of Douglass’ life as a slave.
As a protagonist, the event was not only a turning point in his life, but also marked a new dimension in the life of Douglass. It exposed him, first-hand, to the realities of slavery. Considering that he was still a child, the experiences would be engraved in his mind forever, as he later came to acknowledge. It was the beginning of his distaste for the whole system of slavery, one that would see him engage in a struggle against it. His first experiences as a slave were quite harsh, as he was the subject of constant abuse from Aunt Katy. Aunt Katy was Lloyd’s chef. She had won the admiration of her master as a result of her industry and discipline. As a result, she had also acquired some substantial degree of authority, as she was in charge of distributing food to all the workers. This gave her a vantage position to even starve Douglass, who would then get so desperate that he ate leftovers with dogs sometimes.
Apart from just starving, Douglass faced a number of challenges as a slave. T...