English, 06.12.2019 10:31 myrep12

Read the excerpt from narrative of the life of frederick
douglass.
what effect does douglass's use of the adjectives "blight
and dehumanizing" have on the reader? -
they create an image of the quality of the mistress's
weaving.
my new mistress proved to be all she appeared when i first
met her at the woman of the kindest heart and finest
feelings. she had never had a slave under her control
previously to myself, and prior to her marriage she had been
dependent upon her own industry for a living. she was by
rade a weaver, and by constant application to her business,
she had been in a good degree preserved from the blighting
and dehumanizing effects of slavery. i was utterly
astonished at her goodness.
© they emphasize the damage slavery causes to a
slaveholder's character.
they describe the harsh treatment that douglass
received from his mistress.
they illustrate the mistress's kindness toward dougla:

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Read the excerpt from narrative of the life of frederick
douglass.
what effect does doug...