Question

For modern readers, what is the effect of the many maxims Douglass includes in his autobiography?

A.
Because some of them are true and some are false, they damage the credibility of the narrative.

B.
They demonstrate that many slaves were highly intelligent.

C.
They offer readers meaty ideas to consider and trusted wisdom to live by.

D.
Because they were popularly known and repeated, they reveal the values of people living at that time.