Many spectators in the sports of football never truly know what the players go through. While they only see the touchdown and the big hit, they never pay attention to the dedication and sacrifice players put it. Foreign Countries see the American live and wonder if that is really true. They key in on the certain aspects of America's achievement, but never see the true heart of the "American man." Mr. Douglas states that in this beautiful country there is ugly side to it as well. Slavery. The chains and shackles that wraps around the dark man. He expresses his feelings about the downfall of America.
Mr. Douglas uses many rhetorical devices in his quote but the main one that is expressed is syntax. He uses many small ideas to combine and compare to the overall theme of his assertion. There are many flaws in Americas system. Therefore, he needed to wrap them all somehow; so he uses syntax. He kept the reader interested by making a spider web style to grab many ideas and still have the reader on the same page. The Hard worker, the mistreated slave, and the hopeless servant; all bring the despicable taste in Douglas's mouth.
He was very successful in making his audience respond to his call. A call of freedom. It must have been hard to influence a white man while the color on your own skin is black. Many tried and fail. However he persisted. Passing many. Through his rhetoric language. Back to back with the president Lincoln, they both strive to end slavery; by any means necessary. The new generation of African Americans dont have to work on the fields nor serve a white man; a change in society. He changed the society of America and overcame the challendges the white man brought
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