Themes of the Freddie D.
One theme of the book is getting through tough times.
Such as, when Frederick Douglas sees a woman getting whipped and being called foul names on page 24. It says, “He then said to her, ‘Now, you d——d b—h, I’ll learn you how to disobey my orders!” and after rolling up his sleeves, he commenced to lay on the heavy cowskin, and soon the warm, red blood (amid heart-rending shrieks from her, and horrid oaths from her) came dripping to the floor.”
This shows how terrified that young Freddie D. must’ve been when he saw that poor woman when she was being called foul names, and enduring foul treatment.
Then, on page 38 and 39, it explains how Dembry was getting beat, then he fled to the water, Mr. Gore said he’d count to three to give Dembry a chance to get out of the water, or he’d blow his brains out. Gore only got to “two” when he shot poor Dembry. I would’ve written it all, but really, let’s be real. That’s a freakishly long passage for one to type up in such a short amount of time.
Appartently, now we’re supposed to add a picture.
