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Read the excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass.
What effect does Douglass's use of the words
"welcome." "privilege." and "perfect" have in this
paragraph?
And, to cap the climax of their base ingratitude and
fiendish barbarity, my grandmother, who was now very
old, having outlived my old master and all his children,
having seen the beginning and end of all of them, and
her present owners finding she was of but little value,
her frame already racked with the pains of old age, and
complete helplessness fast stealing over her once
active limbs, they took her to the woods, built her a little
hut, put up a little mud-chimney, and then made her
welcome to the privilege of supporting herself there in
perfect loneliness, thus virtually turning her out to die!
O They are used sarcastically to emphasize the cruel
treatment of his grandmother.
O They provide a contrast between the wealthy,
powerful master and the enslaved person.
O They demonstrate the kind treatment Douglass's
grandmother received from her master.
O They are used to describe Douglass's
grandmother's dreams of one day being set free.

Answer :

Douglass’s use of the words “welcome,” “privilege,” and “perfect” have in the above  paragraph as:

They are used sarcastically to emphasize the cruel treatment of his grandmother.

Fredrick Douglass wrote his own account of life in which he mentioned about the ills of slavery and about the hardships which the slaves had to undergo. He had tried to expose the cruelty of slavery which doesn't spare anyone born in a black family. He points out the idea that a slave is a form of property owned by the master and he possesses full control over him. Douglass fought for equal rights given to the Blacks to vote. He also wanted equal rights for women including the White women to vote and wanted fair public education granted to everyone.

Answer:

A

Explanation:

They are used sarcastically to emphasize the cruel treatment of his grandmother

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