The Slave

The first passage that makes clear what Douglass is trying to say in this novel is, “for in losing my star, I lost my way” (Page 36). Madison used the North Star as his guide to freedom. Every time Madison lost his focus, he found himself in trouble. When Madison focuses on his “star” it leads him to freedom. Douglass is trying to say that our freedom is everything and when we are not in control we will lose our way.

1b. The second passage that makes clear what Douglass is trying to say in this novel is, “Mr. Williams speaks of ‘ignorant negroes, ’ and as a general rule, they are ignorant; but had he been on board the Creole as I was, he would have seen cause to admit that there are exceptions to this general rule.” (Page 65). I feel that Douglass is saying that you should not judge a man or woman by their color. Madison was smart and was able to accomplish many things because of who he was not because of skin color.

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