Question

read the excerpt from narrative of the life of frederick douglass. if any one thing in my experience, more than another, served to deepen my conviction of the infernal character of slavery, and to fill me with unutterable loathing of slaveholders, it was their base ingratitude to my poor old grandmother. she had served my old master faithfully from youth to old age. she had been the source of all his wealth; she had peopled his plantation with slaves; she had become a great - grandmother in his service. she had rocked him in infancy, attended him in childhood, served him through life, and at his death wiped from his icy brow the cold death - sweat, and closed his eyes forever. douglasss purpose in this excerpt is to question the kindness and faithfulness of his grandmother. mourn the death of an enslaver who had been kind to him. provide an example of the indifference enslaved persons endure. argue that enslaved persons should be set free when their enslaver dies.

Explanation:

Douglass describes his grandmother's faithful service to the enslaver and the enslaver's ingratitude, highlighting the harshness of slavery and the indifference enslaved persons endure.

Answer:

provide an example of the indifference enslaved persons endure.