Read the excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass.
What effect does Douglass's use of the word "blotted"
have on the narrative?
I had two sisters and one brother, that lived in the same
house with me, but the early separation of us from our
mother had well nigh blotted the fact of our relationship
from our memories.
O It creates the image of an unbreakable bond
between Douglass and his family
O It reminds the reader of the efforts that Douglass
made to learn to write.
o it implies that Douglass and his siblings nearly forgot
about their early lives.
o It emphasizes that Douglass felt he could rewrite
elements of his past.