In "The Narrative life of Frederick Douglass," autobiography Douglass describes the massive effects of slavery and the evil that was spread by the white slave holders. As a child, Douglass couldn't bear the sight of his own mother being brutalized for long periods of time by slave owners. Slave owners Mr. Plummer and Mr. Severe would viciously punish their slaves if they were unprepared for work or attempted to escape in the middle of the night. Frederick knew deep down in his heart that these horrific acts were unconstitutional as the slave owners deliberately stripped away all human rights from the slaves. Frederick, later on in his life, begins to wonder what the true nature of the judicial system as some slave owners would take their punishments too far such as murder and insane violence. A man named Mr. Gore was very excessive with cruelty and would “...torture the slightest look, word, or gesture on the part of the slave” (20). He evens kills a slave named Demby for trying to jump into the river to avoid a seemingly harsh punishment. This terrible act shook all of the slaves into a deep state of fear while Mr Gore remained “...cool and collected” (22). Mr Gore then explains why it is necessary to dehumanize slaves. “If one slave refused to be corrected, and escaped with his life, the other slaves would soon copy the example” (22). Frederick witnesses all of these brutalities but can't seem to figure out why the acts are never brought up in court. This also depicts the evil practices of the judicial system. Later in his life, Frederick moves to Baltimore to live under the roof of a slave owner named Hugh Auld where he meets a woman named Sophia Auld who was completely different from other slave owners. Douglass is shocked as he sees “...a white face beaming with the most kindly emotions” (29). Unlike most slave owners, Sophia begins teaching young Douglass how to read and write and understand the English language