From My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass – Flashcards
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benevolent
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kindly; charitable
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Why did Douglass's mistress stop teaching him to read?
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The mistress's (Mrs. Auld) husband insisted she stop.
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deficient
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incomplete; defective
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fervent
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intensely devoted or earnest
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opposition
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resistance; hostility
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consternation
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fear or shock that makes one feel helpless or bewildered
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chattel
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a movable item of personal property, as a piece of furniture or a head of livestock
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unperverted
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not corrupted; pure
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intolerable
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unbearable; too severe
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ell
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English unit of measurement, equal to 45 inches in length
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What beliefs do Douglass's playmates express about slavery?
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Douglass's playmates do not support the system; they agree with Douglass that it is wrong to make any person a slave.
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trump
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trumpet
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What does Mrs. Auld initially think about Douglass's reading?
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At first, Mrs. Auld approves of Douglass learning to read and actively support it.
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What book does Douglass buy when he is about thirteen years old?
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Douglass buys the Columbian Orator, a popular schoolbook.
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How does reading this (Columbian Orator) transform Douglass from "light-hearted" to "wretched and gloomy"?
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Reading the book, Columbian Orator, opens Douglass's eyes to the pain and evil of slavery but gives him few tools, at least initially, with which to escape it.
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benefit
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a good effect
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benefactor
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someone who makes good things happen for someone or something
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benediction
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a spoken request for goodness, or blessing, for someone or something
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beneficence
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an act of doing good for someone or something; charity
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benign
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of a good nature
