Write a paper explaining your answer along with providing textual evidence for support.
1. In the 19th century America was known for its cult of domesticity and sentimentality-the belief that women were the moral standard bearers in American society. What does Passage B say about the influence of slavery when Mrs. Auld behaves as she does? And in Passage C, how was the mistress changed by the dehumanizing effect of slavery?
2. In Passage B, how do the underlined words help Douglass prove his point that slavery hurts the slave owner as well as the slave?
3. In Passage D, why wouldn't the white carpenters who witnessed the attack help Douglass or testify in his behalf?
4. Which words or phrases from the passages serve as strong images? What effect do they have on the reader?
5. In Passage H, Jacobs states that slavery is a "curse" to the whites as well as the blacks. How does the word choice used in these passages help Douglass and Jacobs prove their point that slavery hurts the slave owner?
6. Based on these passages, how was slavery dehumanizing to the slave and the master? Why do you think that people other than slaves are dehumanized?
7. Not even the "Free" states escaped the destructive force of slavery. How did slavery impact the North?