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Literature and Freedom Themes

freedom is conveyed in The Awakening. Edna yearned to be free but she lived in a society where she felt a prisoner. She could not ...

Slavery Reflected in the Works of Henrik Ibsen, Frederick Douglass, and Jonathan Swift

In six pages this research paper discusses how slavery manifests itself in one form or another in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Trav...

Frederick Douglass' Life

In nine pages the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is used to gain a greater understanding of the man behind the eloque...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Slave System Logic Logic

In five pages this paper examines the construction of a logical system within the context of slavery as described in Frederick Dou...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and the Theme of Personal Transformation

In five pages this paper examines the themes of political and personal transformation as they relate to Frederick Douglass' autobi...

A History of Blacks in America From the Oppression of Slavery to the Civil Rights' Movement

direction that this country would ultimately take. They were also critical elements in determining the ultimate fate of the Afric...

U.S. Slave Children's Leisure and Play

In five pages this paper discusses the play and leisure activities of slave children in the United States as represented in the ci...

4 Questions on Literature

In five pages four questions pertaining to Frederick Douglass, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Emily Dickinson, and Edgar Allan Poe are consi...

White People Portrayed in Works by Frederick Douglass and Mark Twain

In 6 pages this paper examines how white people are portrayed in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Adventures of Huc...

What Went Wrong in the United States According to the Writings of Plato, Karl Marx, Lao Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli and Frederick Douglass

The writings of 'The Republic,' 'The Communist Manifesto,' 'Tao te Ching,' 'The Prince,' and 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick D...

Plantation Mistresses and Slaves

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares how slaves and plantation mistresses were depicted in The Plantation Mistress by ...

Frederick Douglass' Narrative and an African American Slave's Life

In 6 pages this paper examines the problems confronting enslaved African Americans within the context of Narrative of the Life of ...

Perspectives on Slave Narratives

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the living conditions featured in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass wit...

Political Aspects of Slavery

"In moments of agony, I envied my fellow-slaves for their stupidity" (Douglass 279). These men were better equipped -- intellectu...

Literature and Social Injustice

In four pages this paper examines how social injustice is represented in William Blake's poetry, 'A Modest Proposal' by Jonathan S...

Reading According to Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau

In five pages this paper discuses how reading is considered in Thoreau's Walden and in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass...

Changing U.S. Society

United States of America. And whether the people who have "made it" are happy or not is not an issue. They are still living a surr...

Voices of Black Authors in America

In fourteen pages the reasons why black authors of the 18th and 19th centuries had difficulty in discussing their experiences are ...

Slave Narratives and the Portrayal of White Europeans

as I thought, in so savage a manner; for I had never seen among my people such instances of brutal cruelty. The closeness of the ...

Odds Against Tomorrow and Dr. Strangelove Are More Than Film Entertainment

This paper examines how public consciousness was raised by these two thought provoking films in five pages. There are no other so...

Institution of Slavery

This paper consists of six pages and refers to Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in a consideration of slavery in terms ...

Baltimore's Race Relations from 1830 to 1914

In eleven pages the treatment of blacks living in Baltimore are compared and contrasted through the observations of Augusta Tucker...

Oratorical Comparisons of Frederick Douglass and Thomas Jefferson

In five pages this paper discusses the rhetorical skills and influence exerted by Frederick Douglass and Thomas Jefferson. Four s...

Oral Tradition, Slave Narratives, and White Readers

In five pages this paper discusses how the oral tradition is applied to slave narratives penned by Nat Turner, David Walker, Frede...

Alexis de Tocqueville's 'Black Slave' Contention and Frederick Douglass

In five pages de Tocqueville's notion that the black slave is unaware of his status is disproved with the Narrative of the Life of...

Fight Between Mr. Covey and Frederick Douglass

In five pages this fight as presented in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is examined as evidence of the freed slave's ...

Writings of Frederick Douglass

In five pages this paper focuses mostly on Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in a consideration of the African American ...

Different Perspectives on Slavery

In five pages this paper examines the Civil War and after perspectives on slavery as viewed by John C. Calhoun, Frederick Douglass...

Nineteenth Century South and Slavery

In five pages this paper examines narratives by Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass in a consideration of nineteenth century sla...

Slavery and Freedom

In nine pages this paper examines slavery within the context of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and a 'free' mill ...