is notion of self. Which at the
             beginning of the story was very low. Various incidences occurred in Frederick's life that
             reflected the view of himself. One incident mirrors notion of self at the beginning of the story.
             This was the first whipping that he ever saw. The first whipping was that of his Aunt Hester. At a
             young age he stood at "the bloodstained gate, the entrance to the hell of slavery". He watched as
             she was stripped, tied up, and shredded by the arm of the master. He watched her blood drip to
             the floor and heard her heart-rending shrieks. This event "struck me with awful force" and gave
             added to his own self notion. Slaves obeyed the rules or faced the consequences. As different
             events occurred in his life, his attitude and notion changed. He was given to a different master. It
             was here that things dramatically changed. The second significant event in Frederick's life came
             at the young age of seven or eight, when he was given to Master Hugh and his wife, a distant
             relative of Captain Anthony his former master. Here he was treated differently by his new
             "family." No longer did he have to fear the whip from wrong doings or not working hard enough.
             His primary responsibility was to take care of their only child, Thomas. Also, Master Hugh's
             wife was kind enough to teach Frederick to read. Her lessons would be short-lived, however, due
             to Master Hugh's firm belief that it would be dangerous to teach a slave to read or write. He said,
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