Prepare myself for the final struggle 2 decide my

“Prepare myself for the final struggle”
2. “Decide my fate”
3. “Roused”
4. “Secure my liberty”
5. Wording emphasizes the importance of his decision and how it’s a
make-or-break moment for him.
b. Irony/contrast/juxtaposition
i. The section about how Douglass’s grandmother was forced to remain a slave
her entire life, despite all she did for Master Andrew’s family. She took care of
Andrew from his infancy to his death and is shown no gratitude or mercy
whatsoever, as she is sent to live and die alone in the woods, apart from her
children and grandchildren. Her devotion is in stark contrast with her
slaveholder’s cruel indifference, making it clear to the reader why Douglass
considers this the “one thing in my experience, over any other, [that] served to
deepen my conviction of the infernal character of slavery”.

AmStud Oral Finals - Fall 2018
Berger/Seemueller
5. Ernest Hemingway declared, "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark
Twain called Huckleberry Finn. " In what ways specifically do you think this one novel has
impacted American literature in the 20th century and today? Do you agree with Hemingway’s
statement or do you consider it hyperbole? Use specific features of the novel to support your
claim.