Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Plot Diagram
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Plot Diagram & Summary
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- EXPOSITION
- CONFLICT
- RISING ACTION
- That's the letter A, Fred. It says "ah".
- Douglass is born sometime around 1818 and grows up as a slave on a cruel plantation in Maryland. He sees his mother a handful of times before she dies, and he grows up hungry, cold, and unloved.
- CLIMAX
- Douglass is enslaved for life and becomes increasingly unhappy about this reality.
- FALLING ACTION
- At a young age. Douglass is transferred to the family of Hugh Auld in Baltimore where he learns to read and develops a hatred of slavery. Due to a series of deaths and inheritances, Douglass is moved back and forth between Baltimore and various other locations, eventually ending up under the ownership of Thomas Auld in St. Michael’s, Maryland.
- RESOLUTION
- The turning point in Douglass's life occurs when he fights back against the vicious slave breaker Edward Covey. By standing up for himself, Douglass gains a sense of self-respect and an increased desire for freedom.
- Douglass plans to escape from Mr. Freeland, but is betrayed and imprisoned. Eventually he ends up back with Hugh Auld in Baltimore. Here, he works as a ship caulker and earns a small amount of money he hopes to use in a second escape attempt.
- Eventually, in 1838, Douglass succeeds in escaping to New York City. He marries Anna Murray, a free woman who followed him north from Baltimore, and begins his life as a free man.
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