I found the “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,” Frederick Douglas’s autobiography of his life as a slave, extremely informative in that it was accurate account of the trials and tribulations of a slave. It was interesting to see the various subject matters Douglas focuses on. In retelling his story he spotlights some of the most serious problems during the time in everything from his craving for freedom and education to the mistreatment of women. Additionally, he shows the importance the slave owners put on the suppression of slave knowledge. His wanting for freedom is enabled by his education, and he partly attributes his eventual escape to his learnedness and background. One thing I noticed was the glaring connection between the way the slave owners kept the slaves contained and Douglas’s eventual escape to freedom. The slave owners contained the slaves by keeping them uneducated. They refused to let them learn to read or write so that they wouldn’t be able to become educated. We clearly see this when Sophia Auld started to teach Douglas to read and write until her husband vehemently opposed her. He explains that the reason the slaves are so docile is because they are uneducated. Later on in his life, Douglas realizes that the reason for his escape was his education, and determines the way to achieve eventual freedom is to educate. I feel Douglas wrote his autobiography for this reason, in order to educate America on the hardships of slaves. His works were highly influential and responsible for abolitionist movements across America.