I thought this chapter was one of the best I have read so far. Douglas, left Mr. Covey's farm to go live with Mr. Freeland. Mr. Freeland was a great master, he fed the slaves well, he worked them hard, but not to hard. I thought this was a master with some sanity inside him. Even though he was a great master, Douglas had a yearning for freedom. A small group of people and Douglas made a plan to row up Chesapeake Bay to freedom. I thought this was the final major bound to their freedom. I also believed that it would succeed, however, I was wrong. They were eating breakfast when their masters rode in on their horses, and hauled them away. I thought this was sad since this was a major morale booster and was almost foolproof. After this, Master Thomas sent Douglas back to Master Hugh in Baltimore. I thought that this was a good thing for Douglas since he was closer to his freedom. There, he started working again, and got into a fight with one of the white workers. I thought that this was a serious blow to Douglas's freedom. Master Hugh took Douglas to a lawyer, but couldn't go to court unless a white person testified for Douglas. I strongly disliked how they treated black people, for crying out loud, he got his eye punched out! I then thought that it was complete and utter stupidity to turn down a slave who was treated very poorly and couldn't see out of his eye! I know this is bad, but it is nowhere near as bad as being whipped until his back ad valleys and ridges. All in all, I thought it was a great chapter and was way better (by miles) compared to other chapters.
Questions:
Why did the owners give the slaves time off?
How did Master Freeland know about the plan to run away?
Comments:
I hated how the masters would sometimes stuff their slaves until they burst.
I strongly disliked how Master Hugh would take Fredrick's hard earned money.
Very nicley done nickels you did yet another fine job on typing reactions haha i like how in depth and stuff you went with this haha Good job
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ReplyDeleteI really like how you felt this is the best chapter so far. I agree with you because Douglass doesn't have to suffer from anymore beatings. When you expressed how you felt that Douglass was mistreated when he went to court because a white person had to testify. Good job writing. :)
I am curious as to why you think it is better than all the other chapters. Is it because there are many different stories about what happened to him? However, I believe that his beating in the shipyard is as bad as or worse as being whipped that it left valleys and ridges on your body.
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