What is the main idea of learning to read by Frederick Douglass?
What is the main idea of learning to read by Frederick Douglass? Literacy plays an important part in helping Douglass achieve his freedom. Learning to read and write enlightened his mind to the injustice of slavery; it kindled in his heart longings for liberty. He believed that the ability to read makes a slave “unmanageable” and “discontented” (2054). What is the significance of learning to read and write for Douglass? He is appreciative and thankful for these skills. In his experience, he believes that learning to read and write is his way to relieve his pain about “being a slave...