Characters from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Master Andrew - This character is a wicked and merciless drunk that many slaves on a particular plantation fear because the character is so ruthless and cruel.

Captain Anthony - This character does not play a large part in the actual narrative, yet the narrator's life is thrown into disarray after this master dies.

Mr. Hugh Auld - The narrator works for this character for seven years in Baltimore, mostly taking care of this character's son.

Mrs. Sophia Auld - This character plays a significant part in the narrator learning how to read...
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