Explain response by providing evidence from douglass text

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1. Based on what you have learned about literacy thus far, would you consider this excerpt from Frederick Douglass's autobiography a literacy narrative? Explain your response by providing evidence from Douglass's text.

2. How do Douglass's descriptions of Mr. and Mrs. Auld make these characters come to life for the reader?

3. What do Douglass's tone, use of language, and commentary reveal about him and why literacy was so important?

4. African American storytelling features a common trope (device) of a trickster character. The trickster is characterized by intellect or secret knowledge that they use to defy convention. How does Douglass play the role of trickster in this excerpt from his narrative, and what impact does this rhetorical device have on the reading audience?

5. What elements of Douglass's narrative might help you develop your own narrative about literacy?

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