Reading Journal Entry Chapters 3-4

The Wisdom of Patience

After reading chapter 3 and 4 of Frederick Douglas memoirs I understood that Patience was a key factor for his survival and so I apply this value and its use to life in general. We can see through these chapters many horrific events that Frederick Douglas was witness of (not that its different in other chapters) like the the killing of a fellow slave named Demby "Mr.Gore then, without consultation or deliberation with any one, not even giving Demby and additional call, raised his musket to his face, taking deadly aim at the standing victim"(p.36) he shot him for refusing to get constantly whipped as he escaped into a creek. We can also see another gruesome event when Ms. Hick killed a sixteen year old slave for falling asleep while taking care of her baby whom started to cry, she broke her nose and breastbone with a stick "She, having lost her rest for several nights previous, did not hear the crying." From reading these shameful events I could not understand how Mr.Douglas was able to just carry on in those moments and keep living his slave life as If nothing. Then I finally understood that patience led him to be successful in his passing as slave, (If being successful as a slave exists) as from what I can see he was wise on following the rules and leaving his mouth shut. It was Patience who left him alive, it was patience which lead him to that moment where he was able to escape and free himself, it was patience which led him to be able to write about his life and become an abolitionist. As I said this can be applied as a general message in life Patience will lead you to that moment you have to seize which will make things better in your life. Even through the hardest times there will always be a moment when things might get better and only patience will let you arrive to that moment which you have to clasp to "Good Things Come to Those Who Wait."

Throughout the reading we can see various passages of Logos, Ethos and Pathos of which I am going to show an example of each:
Logos: "This plan worked well; the slaves became as fearful of tar as of the lash. They seemed to realize the impossibility of touching tar without being defiled" We can see in this passage the logos of the argument made because if the slaves where seen with tar it meant that they tried to get into the garden to eat a fruit so by thus they would be whipped. So it is logical to say that the slaves would fear getting near the tar by fear of getting heavily lashed by their master.

Pathos: " I have seen Colonel Lloyd  make old Barney, a man between fifty and sixty years of age, uncover his bald head, kneel down upon the cold, damp ground, and receive upon his naked and toilworn shoulders more than thirty lashes at the time" In this quote Mr.Douglas is trying to engage the readers empathy with what is happening by being vastly descriptive about the situation of an old defenseless man getting whipped in the cold.

Ethos: " To describe the wealth of Colonel Lloyd would be almost equal to describing the riches of job" In this argument he employs Colonel Lloyds reputation by saying he is rich beyond vastness.

Vocabulary:
Dearborns: ?
Barouches: fourwheeled carriage with a high front seat outside for the driver, facing seats inside for two couples,and a calash top over the back seat.
Sundered: to separate; part; divide; sever.
Maxim: a principle or rule of conduct.
Obdurate: unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
Homage: the formal public acknowledgment by which a feudal tenant or vassal declared himself to be the man or vassal of his lord, owing him fealty and service.