What is the relation of Douglass’ narrative to the “authenticating” texts of Phillips and Garrison?

In detailing his life as a slave and his rebirth as a man, Frederick Douglass portrays a number of key experiences metaphorically as “gateways,” “pathways,” and “turning points.” Discuss at least two of these key moments and show their importance to Douglass’ journey, as he expresses in his famous chiasmus: “You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.”

b. Where does Douglass employ biblical rhetoric and to what end?

c. Several critics maintain that the Narrative is decidedly patriarchal and accuse Douglass of a general tendency to silence women. Explain why you agree or disagree, ensuring that you comment on Aunt Hester.

d. What role does “the city” play in Douglass’Narrative?

e. What role does Sandy play in the text? Consider, for instance, the “root” (chapter 10) and the compromised escape attempt (chapter 10).

f. How does Douglass portray slaveholders? What strategy do these portrayals have in his story?

g. What is the argument of Douglass’ appendix?

h. Discuss the meaning of “literacy” in Douglass’s Narrative.

i. What is the relation of Douglass’ narrative to the “authenticating” texts of Phillips and Garrison?