I believe that his audience was meant for the abolitionist’s. Many people could argue that he wrote this for the slaves also and that is also true. After Douglass edited his narrative multiple times, he finally created the perfect piece to create a turning point for slavery everywhere. During his editing process, Frederick fixed many parts of his book to engage not only african american slaves, but white abolitionists as well. He used rich vocabulary, very descriptive words, and the truth. For example, on the 5th page of the PDF it is stated that everything is true,nothing from his imagination (Douglass PDF 5).
Frederick Douglass’s reasoning to write this narrative was to publicize the horrors of slavery at this time. This narrative gave
Frederick Douglass’s reasoning to write this narrative was to publicize the horrors of slavery at this time. This narrative gave