Published in 1845, “A Self-Crited Account of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave” is still the most acclaimed American autobiography ever written. It was published seven years after Douglass escaped his life as a slave in Maryland. He describes his experience as a slave and his psychological insights into the slave-master relationship. The main focus is on “How he learned to read and write” and “the pain of slavery”. The aim of this article is to provide a more in-depth analysis of his narrative life through the two most famous chapters in which he defines “How he learned to read and write” and “The pain of slavery”. To achieve this objective, the document is organized into four main sections. First, the author's background and introduction, the second summary of chapters VII and VIII, and the last analysis of chapters VII and VIII. Summary: Chapters VII to VIII Douglass spent seven years in Master Hugh's household and learned to learn in secret where the slaves were illiterate. But soon he was unhappy when he saw the new and miserable world that presented itself to him. Through newspapers, he realized the enormity of people being enslaved. He learned about the abolitionist movement in the North and about the Irish playwright and politician Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan and his struggles for Catholic emancipation and human rights. He then fled to the north at the age of twelve. Chapter VI deals with the life of his master Hugh Auld. prohibiting Douglass from teaching to read, Chapter VII develops the idea that education provides specific illumination on the grateful and erroneous nature of slavery. His encounter with the Colombian Crator represents the main events in his educational and philosophical development. He then had the clear articulation of...... middle of paper...... glass to represent the atrocities of slavery. It presents not only the events in his life that led to his escape from slavery, but also the general dehumanizing effects of slavery for slaves and slave owners. Works Cited Chua, John. “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave.” Cliff notes. No. Internet. March 19, 2014. .Douglass, Frederick. “Learn to read and write.” Trans. Array the presence of the writer. . Seventh edition. New York: Bedford/St Martin's, 2012. 86-92. Print. Douglass, Frederick. Account of the life of Frederick Douglass. Oxford University Press, 1999. Print. Douglass, Frederick. “A Short Biography of Frederick Douglass.” Frederick Douglass comes to life. Fremarjo Enterprises, Inc. Web. March 19 2014. .