the narrative of fredrick Douglas

Frederick Douglass

The narrator and protagonist of the narrative, Born into slavery in Tuckahoe, Maryland, rarely saw his mother, questioned the cruelty of slavery. 

Harriet Bailey

Douglasses mother,Walked 12 miles at night to see Douglass when he was a child. Died when Douglass was about 7 years old.

captain Anthony

Douglass’s first master, cruel and emotionally detached, Often watched brutal punishments without intervening. Possibly Douglass’s father.

Colonel Edward Lloyd

Owner of the plantation where Douglass was born; very wealthy slaveholder. Owned hundreds of slaves and multiple farms, known as cruel and strict.

Plantation in Tuckahoe, Maryland

Where Douglass was born, Douglass at a young age was trapped and surrounded by slavery. Did not know his father nor the exact location or date.

Captain Anthony’s Plantation

Talbot country Md, sent here at a young age. witnessed first trauma experience of his aunt getting beaten. 

theme

the theme was how slavery was dehumanizing towards him and his family, examples are how babies are taken away from there mothers at a early age.

plot 1

Douglass does not know his birthday or age

plot 2

separation from his mother

plot 3 

thoughts that his father is the white master

plot 4

witnessing his aunt getting beaten

plot 5

slaves being punished for telling the truth

plot 6

life on the colonel Lloyd plantation