Which characteristic of the slave narrative did Frederick Douglass include in the first chapter of his Narrative ?
Correct answer: D. The author's father is often a white man.
- A. Narration of a deserved punishment.
- B. Depictions of a beautiful rural environment.
- C. Descriptions of the kinds of food and clothing slaves were given.
- D. The author's father is often a white man.
Explanation
Douglass follows a familiar slave-narrative convention by discussing the possibility that the enslaved person's father was white, often the slaveholder himself. This detail exposes the sexual exploitation built into slavery.
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