Read the following excerpt from frederick douglass’s “learning to read and write” and answer the question. as i writhed under it, i would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. it opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out. in moments of agony, i envied my fellow slaves for their stupidity. i have often wished myself a beast. i preferred the condition of the meanest reptile to my own. which statement best describes how the author’s experience has shaped his point of view? the strongest effect on his literacy is the light it casts on the world he already knows. he is finally able to speak his mind to everyone around him. the struggles he faces are almost insurmountable. he longs to be free and become an abolitionist.

The correct answer is A. The strongest effect on his literacy is the light it casts on the world he already knows.

Explanation:

In the excerpt presented from "Learning to Read and Write" by Frederick Douglas, he describes the way he felt literacy or learning to read and write was not a blessing but a curse about it he explains "It opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out". This suggests the experience of learning to read provide Douglas with a new and more realistic perspective about the world, but this perspective was also negative and because of this, he adds in some cases he wished to be ignorant "I envied my fellow slaves for their stupidity". This mainly shows Douglas experience focuses on literacy and this has revealed to Douglas a new perspective of the world he did not new before and therefore, the statement that describes the effect of this in his point of view is "the strongest effect on his literacy is the light it casts on the world he already knows".

i would like to compare these two interpretations of the crucible : 1) eric christ's interretation and wade bradford's interpretation. the main differences between there interretaions is that in the first one you can notice direct link to joseph mccarthy whereas the second one represents how the town is filled with hysteria.the second interpretation shows that author believes that the story   about puritan town in salem is based on actual events while the first example shows the sencible reference to sort of bias.