The Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass is a book that touched me a great deal. Before reading this book I had mixed views about slavery. Now that I have actually read it and have a greater understanding of the issue at hand, I clearly developed my own views about it. I feel that slavery is not justified and is immoral.
             My name is Natty Bumpo and I am 45 years old. As a resident of Rochester, New York, slavery is an issue that isn't all too familiar to me. Since I am not exposed to the daily life of a slave on a plantation, I am not to aware of the harsh treatment being put upon slaves. In being an owner of a furniture factory, I do not need the labor that slaves are known for. After reading this book I was devastated to find out the truth that has been hidden by slave owners.
             I have learned that slaves weren't even considered as people. They were treated like animals whose soul purpose in life was to adhere to the strict rules of his owner. When Frederick Douglass described the monthly allowance that a slave receives, I was absolutely heart broken. Innocent little children would walk around with minimal clothing and once that was ruined; they would walk around naked. These children worked in the harshest of conditions and if they stopped to take a break when they weren't supposed to, they would be whipped. Once receiving this brutal torture, they were expected to get right back up and continue their jobs or else the whippings would continue. They would go upon hours and hours without sleep and would be beaten if they didn't wake up on time. This harsh reality is summed up best by Frederick Douglass: "There must be no halting; every one must be at his or her post; and woe betides them who hear not this morning summons to the field; for if they are not awakened by the sense of hearing, they are by the sense of feeling: no age nor sex fins any favor." (Douglass,
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