Fredrick Douglass

Sarthak and Lauren both made key points in the elements Fredrick used to escape the chains of slavery. He did have and incredible determination, one for a better life no matter what his master's tried to make him believe. At one point he was earning his own money practicing a trade he enjoyed yet he knew it was just a guise placed in front of him to deter him from actual freedom. Lauren also made a valid comment on the luck that Douglass required. After reading these additional statements another thought came to my mind, that of Fredrick's patience. This also plays back to his intellect that gave him the ability to determine the right time at which to carry out his plan. I believe in the text he states it was four years from the time he decided to achieve freedom to when it actually came to fruition. All together I believe Douglass' determination, patience, and even a little luck were the necessary tools that paved the way to his freedom and made him as we know him today.