Saturday, 9 January 2010

Who was Douglass's second master? [Hint: he worked for Colonel Lloyd.]

's first
master was Captain Anthony, who is an extremely violent, cruel man. As a child, Douglass recalls
witnessing Captain Anthony brutally whip his Aunt Hester, and it is implied that the Captain was
also sexually interested in her. Douglass's first master, Captain Anthony, has three children:
Andrew, Richard, and Lucretia, who is married to Captain Thomas Auld. All three of Captain
Anthony's children live on Colonel Lloyds estate, where Douglass grows up as a slave. In chapter
five, Douglass is around seven or eight years old when he is selected to go to Baltimore to live
with Captain Anthonys son€‘in€‘laws brother, Hugh Auld.

Upon arriving in
Baltimore, Douglass is greeted by his new master, Thomas Auld, and
his lovely wife, Mrs. Sophia Auld. Initially, Mrs. Sophia Auld is
kind and gracious to Frederick Douglass. Tragically, Thomas forbids her from teaching Douglass
to read and write, which motivates him to learn on his own. As time passes, Douglass notices
Mrs. Sophia Auld develop into a callous, severe woman. Douglass uses her dramatic transformation
as an example of how institutionalized slavery negatively affects the masters as well as the
slaves.

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