The life story of Frederick Douglass provides a first-person perspective on the life of a slave in the rural and urban South. Frederick Douglass educated himself against all odds and was able to read and reflect eternally on the evils of slavery and the good reasons for its abolition. The main reason for his distaste for slavery was its dehumanizing effect not only on slaves, but also on their masters. Its main objective: to abolish slavery. Throughout his autobiography, Frederick Douglass speaks of the many ways in which a slave and a master would be corrupted by the labor system so deeply ingrained in the South due to the demand for cotton and other labor-intensive products. of work. crops. The master justified his actions by selfish religion and the belief that slaves were supposed to be in their place. The masters were generally very cruel and self-centered. Most had never been in the fields with the slaves. They did not understand the conditions under which they subjected the slaves. Being a slave owner could make you inhuman and change your whole person. Frederick Douglass took a stand against this in his own way, he was self-reliant and believed in what was happening. He kept to himself and was always thinking about things. He never let things go to waste, he took advantage of all his opportunities. Being self-reliant, especially in this day and age, is one of the greatest traits a person can possess. According to Douglass, the treatment of a slave was worse than that of an animal. Not only were they valued like an animal, fed like an animal and beaten like an animal, but a slave was reduced to the status of an animal even though he was just as much a man as his master. The open mentality of a slave was... middle of paper......ion: Does nature lead to the source of all good? I believe it leads to good, especially in this story, but not at all. If we are prepared, I believe nature can teach us everything we need to know. If you don't know something and want to know, you go into nature to find an answer or to discover the truth. Douglass also points out that the North was better off than the South despite the lack of slave labor. This emphasized that although slave owners believed they had to hold on tightly to slaves because it was their only means of economic survival, the economy had to be successfully restructured to provide freedom for slaves, which did and ultimately freed the slaves. The abolition of slavery was one of the greatest stepping stones our country has ever taken. It brought our country together and made us who we are today.