The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Framing Sentence Exercise Names ______Directions: I have given you the first and last lines of the first five chapters of Douglass’ Narrative. I want you to take a look at how the lines function as symbolic bookends to the narrative they bracket. You are to complete these and then one additional chapter of your choice.
Chapter 1: A. I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot county, Maryland. B. I had therefore been, until now, out of the way of the bloody scenes that often occurred on the plantation.
Key plot events: You may list the key plot events or observations in the chapter by order of importance to the story. Start with MOST IMPORTANT and end with MINOR EVENTS
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Symbolic effect of framing sentences: ______Chapter 2: A. My master’s family consisted of two sons, Andrew and Richard; one daughter, Lucretia, and her husband, Captain Thomas Auld. B. The singing of a man cast away upon a desolate island might be appropriately considered as evidence of contentment and happiness, as the singing of a slave; the songs of the one and of the other are prompted by the same emotion.
Key plot events: You may list the key plot events or observations in the chapter by order of importance to the story. Start with MOST IMPORTANT and end with MINOR EVENTS
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Symbolic effect of framing sentences: ______Chapter 3: A. Colonel Lloyd kept a large and finely cultivated garden, which afforded almost constant employment for four men, besides the chief gardener, (Mr. M’Durmond). B. It was considered bad enough to be a slave; but to be a poor man’s slave was deemed a disgrace indeed.
Key plot events: You may list the key plot events or observations in the chapter by order of importance to the story. Start with MOST IMPORTANT and end with MINOR EVENTS
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Chapter 4: A. Mr. Hopkins remained but a short time in the office of overseer. B. It was a common saying, even among little white boys, that it was worth a half- cent to kill a “nigger,” and a half-cent to bury one. Key plot events: You may list the key plot events or observations in the chapter by order of importance to the story. Start with MOST IMPORTANT and end with MINOR EVENTS
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