Even if no one knows this book, can someone explain so this question can be easier, I don't get this questions at all!

Which sentence from the autobiography best demonstrates Douglass's main idea that slavery is dehumanizing?

A. "The week before our intended start, I wrote several protections, one for each of us."

B. "I had known what it was to be kindly treated."

C. "The home plantation of Colonel Lloyd wore the appearance of a country village."

D. "He [master] was a cruel man, hardened by a long life of slaveholding."

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Even if no one knows this book, can someone explain so this question can be easier, I don't get this questions at all!


Which sentence from the autobiography best demonstrates Douglass's main idea that slavery is dehumanizing? 

A. "The week before our intended start, I wrote several protections, one for each of us." 

B. "I had known what it was to be kindly treated." 

C. "The home plantation of Colonel Lloyd wore the appearance of a country village." 

D. "He [master] was a cruel man, hardened by a long life of slaveholding."

lovelyanna · Answer

@whpalmer4 ? Maybe you can explain?

lovelyanna · Answer

@whpalmer4

lovelyanna · Answer

I kinda get it now, and say that's its A, but not 100% sure!

lovelyanna · Answer

@Compassionate

lovelyanna · Answer

@whpalmer4 ?

lovelyanna · Answer

Meaning of dehumanizing: to treat someone as if they are a thing, a tool, an object to be taken advantage of rather than treat them with the dignity and respect a fellow human being deserves.