My Bondage and My Freedom
How does Mrs. Auld change, and why?
Frederick douglass narrative: myth of the happy slave "my bondage and my freedom"
Frederick douglass narrative: myth of the happy slave "my bondage and my freedom"
Her warm-hearted actions towards Douglass cease after she is scolded by her husband for teaching Douglass the ABC's. She loses the view of slaves being human beings because she is stricken with the fear that the slaves will revolt and enslave the White's if they ever became literate because they would be discontent with their slave lifestyle.