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LLRN 204-03 Roots of the Modern
Age: Literature
Spring 1999
Prof. Lynn Fiol-Matta
Short Writing Assignment # 3 : The Narrative of Frederick Douglass
Choose one of the following and write a one to one-half, single-page paper.
1- Discuss the topic of literacy in The Narrative of Frederick Douglass.
According the narrator, what role did literacy play in his
life? How does literacy affect his view of his life?
2- Discuss the topic of religion in The Narrative of Frederick Douglass.
Why does Frederick Douglass mention religion?
I-low does religion relate to his situation?
3- Discuss the effects of slavery on both the slave and slaveholder as seen by Frederick Douglass.