The Irony of Slavery In Douglass’ narrative, there are many instances in which he uses his experiences to enforce the view that slavery should be abolished. He also uses other slaves as examples in order to support this strong unpopular belief. Though he does not come directly out against slavery, he allows the reader to make the decision based on what he has told them. Throughout the narrative, he looks at the different perspectives of …showed first 75 words of 849 total…

…showed last 75 words of 849 total…make a decision. Instead, he shows the excessive irony of being a slave in the white South. Being able to see this for its true worth was the start of a long road to abolition. Many of the slaveholders felt slavery was their duty and that God approved. Who would have thought that such a large population could be in denial and totally oblivious to the cold hard truth lying directly in front of them?