This reference was used to point out how different a slaves' joy is to a man's joy. Being elected to go to the Great House Farm was special to a slave like a man being elected to Congress.
The field work was so hard that running an errand seemed great. A slave getting sent to the Great House Farm was considered a privilege because the overseer had confidence in the slave and slaves wanted to get out of the field. It was called the Great House Farm because it had so many houses. The home plantation was so big and had many houses. Operations outside of farming were done at the home plantation. All direction, orders, and dispute settlements were done at the home plantation. The home plantation was the center of all the farms. why does Douglass compare a slave running errands at the Great House Farm to a representative in Congress? The Great House was at the home plantation. He compares a slave singing to a man left alone on a desolate island. It keeps him safe by not knowing anythingĮxplain Douglass's impression of the slaves' songs as evidence against slavery Slaves sang these songs not because they were happy but because they were sad. Because if your educated then you are free and you can rebel.
Being honest by saying what he does not know it makes him more trustworthy - He says he didn't know anything so he doesn't appear as a threat because of his audience. it was the wish of masters to keep their slaves "ignorant" - Basic human right to know their birthday - Slave masters want to keep their slaves ignorant -Douglass was not even certain who his father was - Have more control - No uprisings - By starting off what he doesn't know shows his achievements and how he overcame the barrier to educate himself. I think Douglass was being honest in telling his story. Slave masters did many things that Douglass did not understand. I also believe that Douglass admits what he doesn't know because he does not understand how anyone can justify slavery. This will play a major role/foreshadows later in the story when he begins to educate himself and fight for the freedom of slaves. It shows that slaves are not allowed to know/or told any personal information about themselves. Douglass does this to illustrate the illiteracy of the slaves.
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