https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj en-us 2017-04-24 16:47:39 UTC 2025-10-15 20:31:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168065923 Douglass's life is similar to Anne Frank's life because they are both "locked up," read books (having great knowledge), and want to be free. Anne is locked up in the attic while Douglass is locked up in slavery. Both of their people (race/religion) are being abused and terrorized. They both enjoy reading and are criticized. Anne is supposed to be a lady and do house work but likes to read whenever she has the time. Slaves weren't supposed to read and write, but Douglass was taught to do so and read to learn even more about abolition and slavery. Lastly, they both are aware of their own people and relatives being abused and terrorized. Anne's religious family, the Jews, are being persecuted for their religion. She doesn't want to hide, but wants to be free and the war to be over. Douglass's race, the blacks, are being forced in slavery. He wants to be freed and have a life with a job. ]]> 2017-04-25 11:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168065923 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168066401 Douglass's life is similar to Vladek Spiegelman. Like Vladek, Douglass wasn't free and able to do most things a normal person woud have since he was black while Vladek wasn't able to do most things was because he was in a concentration camp and a Jew. They both also forced to do manual labor and almost never got rewarded, and were also severely beaten and punished sometimes without reason. Both Douglass and Vladek were discriminated against because of their skin and religion.]]> 2017-04-25 11:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168066401 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168066567 Douglass' life is seen to be similar to the life of Anne Frank because both are trapped in their own world in which neither can determine why there is no peace between them. Anne is trapped up in the attic in Germany during the Holocaust while Douglass is trapped in slavery during the mid 1800's. A second example is that neither know why people must be so rude to them and their culture. Anne is being discriminated for being a member of the Jewish community. Instead of wishing for Germans to pay for their wrongful sin, she wishes it would just be over and everything would start over. Douglass follows the same belief through slavery. He wishes for everyone to be kind towards one another no matter their race, and especially not force them to act as their "property", even after the whites have non-stopped physically and emotionally hurt the blacks through whipping and trafficking. Another example between the two is that Anne and Douglass are both highly fond of reading and writing, but people criticize them for it. Neither side knows that some day later, their reading and writing will influence those all around the world for later to come.]]> 2017-04-25 11:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168066567 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168066797 Douglass's life is similar to Anne Frank's because they are forced to do things that they do not want to do and having to live and work in unideal situations. These people had to be starved, killed, mistreated, and separated from their family. Both of them were starved by getting very little food and the food they were given was usually very little. They were around people who were beaten and killed because of "bad" behavior. And they were separated from their family which caused a lot of separation of family that ruined some of their lives because of close relationships.

]]> 2017-04-25 11:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168066797 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168066828 Frederick Douglass's life is similar to the freed prisoner in the allegory. This is because all that they can both remember is being locked up literally and figuratively. When they get the opportunity to escape their present life, they both take it and enjoy what they end up seeing. The freed prisoner saw light and life and Douglass saw Black men that were treated like people. They also both can relate to each other, because each of them ventured out on their own with to companions to take along and made their own freedom.]]> 2017-04-25 11:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168066828 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168066954 Similar to the prisoner in The Allegory of the Cave, Douglass acquired his freedom (in both the physical and metaphorical sense) through knowledge. 
The prisoners in the cave, bound by their hands and feet, only knew what was taught to them. Mere shadows of what could be flickering across the dark inner walls. The slaves, bound by their hands and feet, were brought into America and only knew what was taught to them, especially in regards to their self-worth and freedom. They were taught that they meant nothing and that the closest they would get to freedom was the holidays at Christmas time. Granted, the ones brought over from other countries as adults would know that getting blackout drunk isn't all there is to being free, but for the children born into slavery, that's all they knew. They began their lives much like the prisoners of the cave: bound by their hands and feet. The "chains" are invisible in this sense (the fear of being killed/whipped, the fear of not knowing where to go if one escaped, etc.), but nonetheless still there. Douglass was a prisoner of that dark, dark cave until he was one day unshackled and brought into the light with the power of knowledge, much as the prisoner was in The Allegory. While that prisoner was both physically brought out of the cave and taught about the outside world, Douglass remained a slave. However, his mind was freed. No longer was he a listener and follower of what was told to him. He could think for himself and understand the world around him and, much like the prisoner, wanted his friends and fellow men to experience that same enlightenment.]]> 2017-04-25 11:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168066954 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168066993 Douglass's life is similar to Anne Frank because the two are imprisoned/trapped both physically and mentally. For example, Douglass is trapped physically because he is a slave working for his master. He is forced to work regardless of his opinion, or personal belief. On the other hand, Anne Frank is trapped physically because she was forced to hide in an enclosed apartment with her family, so the Nazi Officers wouldn't take her to the Concentration Camps because just because she was Jewish. Next, both of these two figures also experience mental imprisonment. For instance, Douglass was trapped because of his intelligence. This meaning when his mistress, Mrs. Auld, taught him how to read he couldn't share this feat with anyone because Mrs. Auld and Douglass would both be severely punished. Lastly, Anne Frank was also trapped mentally in regards to her intelligence/literacy skills. For example, when Anne was hiding in the apartment she couldn't share her diary with the world, to let everyone know the conditions she was living in. It was not until after the war Anne's Father, Otto Frank, recovered the diary in search for his deceased family. ]]> 2017-04-25 11:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168066993 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067041 Douglass's life is similar to the freed prisoner in the Allegory because they have both tasted what it meant to be free. Although, Douglass was never truly free in his childhood, he was able to experience more freedom than the majority of other slaves living in the South. Once Douglass learned to read, he was able to find a book called The Columbian Orator. In this book there was a speech by Sheridan that really impacted Douglas. He was able to understand the mind of a slaveholder and his hatred of slavery strengthened and desire to be free was fueled. The freed prisoner who came back to the cave he was mocked and ridiculed for his ideas that went against the natural order. Douglass faced something similar. If a slave brought about any type of idea of wanting to be free or a rebellion they would be whipped or immediately shushed by his/her fellow slaves.  ]]> 2017-04-25 11:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067041 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067175 Douglass faced many challenges during his life similar to the freed prisoner in "The Allegory and The Cave". In order for Douglass to escape slavery, he must learn to read and write. To be knowledgeable is a key to escape wretched places. The freed prisoner knew much about the outside world to leave the prison. However, Douglass and the freed prisoner both pity the people he leaves behind. That the slaves don't understand concepts therefore being a slave for their whole life.]]> 2017-04-25 11:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067175 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067292 Frederick Douglass's life is similar to the freed prisoner in the allegory of the cave. Both of them had further knowledge of their surroundings and felt a need to be free. Douglass goes to Baltimore and experiences a type of freedom, where he has most of the rights of a freedman. He also learns to read and write which helps him better understand the immorality of slavery. The freed prisoner in the Allegory saw the 'outside world' and realized there was more than the cave. This ignited a spark in the prisoner to want to be free. In the Allegory, the prisoner tries to tell his fellow prisoners but they refuse to believe him and, instead, laugh at him. To add, their fellow slaves/prisoners only knew what they were told their whole lives and so it was difficult to convince them otherwise. The way the slaveholders treated their slaves and the laws they made against them kept them from learning to read or write, and also kept them from seeing the true immorality of slavery because that is all they knew. In the Allegory, the prisoners are only watching shadows on a wall and so that is all they believe there is, and this also kept them from seeing the truth, similar to Douglass' fellow slaves. Another way they are similar is because they are both imprisoned. In the Allegory, the prisoner is literally imprisoned by chains, and forced to stare at a wall of shadows and voices. Douglass is imprisoned, not completely, but he is limited and must follow or do whatever his master tells him, and running away has punishment, but Douglass challenges it. Similar to the Allegory's freed prisoner by trying to tell his fellow prisoners what was going on and by going outside the cave.]]> 2017-04-25 11:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067292 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067560 Douglass's life is similar to Anne Frank because they both are treated differently because they are different whether it was because of race or religion. They were both treated as if they were not human and they were killed like animals. ]]> 2017-04-25 11:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067560 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067583 Like the freed prisoner, Douglass's key to escaping is knowledge. The prisoners never knew of an outside world, or the things it held, until one prisoner escaped. If a slave were to read and discover their potential, they were a "bad slave because they wanted to keep learning, similar to they way the prisoner did not want to go back to the cave.]]> 2017-04-25 11:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067583 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067846 The life of Frederick Douglass is mostly similar to the prisoner that was freed in the Allegory.  They both were people filled with wisdom and enjoyed to educate themselves.  They also had the same experience when they had their freedom. They did not know what it felt like to leave what they had been trapped in for many years.  Another reason why they are linked with each other because their peers did not agree with each other in leaving.  In the Allegory of the Cave, he tried to report to the other prisoners that the outside was so much better than the cave.  Also in, "Frederick Douglass" when he tried to escape, none of the other slaves went because it was too challenging and they did not want to take the risk.]]> 2017-04-25 11:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067846 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067929 Like Anne Frank, Douglass was treated differently because of his race. For example, Anne Frank was forced into hiding because of her religion, while Douglass became a slave at birth because of the color of his skin. Douglass and Anne Frank were also imprisoned in their own ways, physically and mentally. For instance, Douglass was forced into slavery at a very young age and was physically whipped by his master. Anne Frank was also mentally imprisoned as she was confined into a small space with each people, staring at a "free" life outdoors. \]]> 2017-04-25 11:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067929 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067984 Douglass's life is similar to the prisoner in the Allegory of the Cave since the both find freedom and see the outside world. Douglass saw freedom in Baltimore and wasn't able to adjust back to the slave work like the prisoner who was unable to see in the dark after seeing the sunlight. Both Douglass and the freed prisoner were in chains until the were set free. They both tried to get other people to understand the freedom that was there but they opted for just staying in the "dark" about freedom.]]> 2017-04-25 11:51:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168067984 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168068744 Much like Anne Frank, Frederick Douglass questioned the reason for inequality between people. For Anne it was the Jews and The Germans, and for Frederick it was the blacks and the white that were at a "war" for equality. Douglass lives his life trying to fight for his freedom and stand up for what he thought was correct, as did Anne both when she questioned the Nazi Germans and when she wanted freedom from her parents. Douglass also was similar to Anne because of their views towards the issue they face: wanting a peaceful ending. Neither want anything to resolve by fighting physically, but instead more of an agreement and very tranquil. Lastly, Douglass wanted to write, and was very invested in it, much like Anne was in her writing. Even though Douglass couldn't write yet, he still wanted to very badly, and had much interest in it. ]]> 2017-04-25 11:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168068744 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168069213 Douglass is like the freed slave from the Allegory of the Cave. Just like the freed prisoner, he was able to see thing in a way that many slaves didn't. He knew that knowledge was the way for him to achieve freedom. When Douglass went to Baltimore, he was able to see the differences in life between the South and the North. In the North, there was a more sophisticated and polite atmosphere compared to that of the South. In the Allegory of the Cave, the freed prisoner goes back into the cave to get the other prisoners, but since they had seen only the cave, they thought that there was nothing else. Many of the slaves thought the same way by saying that there was no way they were going to be free.]]> 2017-04-25 11:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168069213 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168069435 Douglass' life is very similar to that of Harrison Bergeron in the sense of one social class being scared of the overthrow of another and they went after what they wanted. The whites have always feared being overthrown by misbehaving slaves and the police people in Harrison Bergeron scared that the smarter and stronger people will rule society. Bergeron and Douglass also rebel at points and do what they want in the way that Bergeron went onstage and took the handicaps off. Douglass fights his masters at some points. ]]> 2017-04-25 11:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168069435 https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168069439 Douglas portrays a similar character to Harrison Bergeron. This is due to the fact that they disagree with something and fight and go after what they want. For example Harrison hated the government and rebelled. Douglas hated slavery and rebelled. The government in Harrison Bergeron wants to rule over everybody, just how the slave owners want to overrule the slaves. ]]> 2017-04-25 11:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jcarroll2/b7awnafl4kzj/wish/168069439