Frederick Douglass - The Life of a Slave

Mental Toughness Life is like a roller coaster ride in that it takes many different turns. Throughout a person's life, there will be good times and celebrations along with bad times and grief. The most important thing to remember is to think positive and always stay strong mentally even at your lowest points. In the "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass", an American Slave, written by Frederick Douglass himself, he portrays his journey through …

…happen to him. By learning how to read and write he realizes that knowledge is power, just like it is today. Ignorance is ugly, and he does not want that to happen to him. Douglass' knowledge helps open doors for him that he would never have opened if he was not educated. Frederick Douglass is an amazing man, and shows that if you are strong mentally you can accomplish anything you put your mind too.