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How are Desiree and Fredrick Douglass alike or different?


==Desiree and Fredrick Douglass are similar in many different ways. The first thing I think of is the fact that they are both under the power and authority of men. Douglass is a slave, and Desiree is controlled by her husband. They are also both very similar because they’re affected by prejudice towards blacks. One of the differences between them is their role in society. Douglass is a slave. He was considered the lowest form of human at the time. Desiree was the wife of an estate owner and was not looked down upon by society.== Comments:

Very good. I agree that Desiree and Douglass were both shackled by men in their lives. They were also clearly shackled by society because of how people saw blacks in that time; however, they were shackled by that in very different ways. Douglass experienced what it felt like to be black first hand. Desiree, though, only worried about what people would think about her son being black. –Julia H.