Question

excerpt from the narrative of the life of

book, i met with one of sheridans mighty
and in behalf of catholic emancipation.
choice documents to me. i read them over
with unabated interest. they gave tongue
ghoughts of my own soul, which had
ashed through my mind, and died away for
ance.

which statement best describes douglasss viewpoint?
○ he disagrees with the religious beliefs expressed in sheridans speeches.
○ he believes the best way to learn is the study of speeches
○ he understands the importance of memorization as a part of learning.
○ he enjoys finding words for his own thoughts on emancipation.

Explanation:

The excerpt states Douglass read Sheridan's documents (speeches for Catholic emancipation) with "unabated interest" and that they "gave tongue to thoughts of my own soul". This shows he valued the speeches as a way to articulate his own ideas about emancipation. The other options are not supported: there is no mention of disagreeing with religious beliefs, prioritizing speech study for reading, or seeing memorization as part of learning.

Answer:

He enjoys finding words for his own thoughts on emancipation.