Read this excerpt from the narrative of the life of frederick
douglass.
which statement best describes douglass's viewpoint?
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. any thing, no
matter what, to get rid of thinking! it was this everlasting
thinking of my condition that tormented me.
he wishes other enslaved persons could learn to read as
he has.
he is angered by the slow learning of the enslaved
persons he knows.
he is frustrated by his awareness of the injustice of
slavery.
he regrets the fact that his mistress stopped teaching
o
him.