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An American Slave: Frederick Douglass and the Importance of His Narratives
2018. urn:nbn:hr:142:606265
Pavić, Andrea
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Pavić, A. (2018). An American Slave: Frederick Douglass and the Importance of His Narratives (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:606265

Pavić, Andrea. "An American Slave: Frederick Douglass and the Importance of His Narratives." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:606265

Pavić, Andrea. "An American Slave: Frederick Douglass and the Importance of His Narratives." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:606265

Pavić, A. (2018). 'An American Slave: Frederick Douglass and the Importance of His Narratives', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 24 December 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:606265

Pavić A. An American Slave: Frederick Douglass and the Importance of His Narratives [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2018 [cited 2024 December 24] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:606265

A. Pavić, "An American Slave: Frederick Douglass and the Importance of His Narratives", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2018. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:606265

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TitleAn American Slave: Frederick Douglass and the Importance of His Narratives
Title (croatian)Američki rob: Frederick Douglass i važnost njegovih pripovijesti
AuthorAndrea Pavić
MentorJadranka Zlomislić (mentor)
Committee memberLjubica Matek (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberBorislav Berić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberJadranka Zlomislić (član povjerenstva)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2018-09-26, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
The importance of Frederick Douglass’s narratives lies in the mere necessity of their existence, as they were instruments which proved the importance of education and served as reminders that history should not repeat itself. For a slave, literacy and education were close to impossible, which is why Douglass is so significant. He came from an enslaved family, and, against all odds, not only learned how to read and write, but made himself the biggest African American Hero of his century. This paper explores Douglass's background and his autobiographies and breaks down three major influences on his persona and literacy: the women around him, his faith in God, and his racial background. Additionally, the paper mentions some of his other significant works besides his three autobiographies which this thesis revolves around, in order to present his beliefs and views. Lastly, this thesis displays some instances of the problematics of race in the modern society vastly covered by the (social) media. This paper examines the various influences on Douglass's persona and argues that the biggest influence on him was exercised by women from his early life as a spiritual slave to his adulthood as a hero striving for equality. Women enabled Douglass's literacy and, therefore, moulded his identity which he further developed once he became free.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:606265
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: German Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation Studies
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra njemačkog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra njemačkog jezika i književnosti)
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