That which to him was a great evil, to be carefully
shunned, was to me a great good, to be diligently sought;
and the argument which he so warmly urged, against my
learning to read, only served to inspire me with a desire
and determination to learn. in learning to read, i owe
almost as much to the bitter. opposition of my master, as
to the kindly aid of my mistress. i acknowledge the
benefit of both.
--narrative of the life of frederick douglass,
frederick douglass
what is the main difference in viewpoint described in
the passage about douglass learning to read?
o mr. auld thought douglass should wait to learn to
read.
o douglass thought he never would have leamed to
read without the support of his mr. auld.
to douglass, his learning to read was of great
value; to mr. auld, it was dangerous.
mr. auld didn't want douglass to leam to read, but
mrs. auld did.