Question

Read this excerpt from The Narrative of the Life of

Frederick Douglass.

The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and
detest my enslavers.
I loathed them as being the
meanest as well as the most wicked of men. As I read
and contemplated the subject, behold! that very
discontentment which Master Hugh had predicted
would follow my learning to read had already come, to
torment and sting my soul to unutterable anguish.

Which statement best describes Douglass’s viewpoint?
A) He believes that increased knowledge inspires a
greater hatred of injustice.
B) He believes that Master Hugh deeply regrets his
harsh treatment and seeks to stop
C) He believes that Master Hugh's cruel treatment is
severely injuring his well-being
D) He believes that the material he reads is upsetting
to him and Master Hugh

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

in the passage, it is said that the more he read the more he hated his enslavers meaning the more educated he became the more he hated the injustice that was happening