Frederick Douglass tells us about his journey in learning to read and write in his narrative, "Learning to Read." Douglass learned to read and write during the time of slavery which made his goal a bit harder to accomplish. Douglass' purpose is to show people that no matter what obstacles are thrown your way, you can always pull through and successfully complete your goals if you just keep your mind set on them. Douglass supports his purpose by using real examples from his personal journey, as well as appeals to pathos and uses vocabulary that is easy for any reader to understand. The target audience for this narrative is anyone who is interested in Douglass' process in learning to read and write. The target audience could also be anyone who is interested in the time of slavery and the struggles associated with that time period. Douglass portrays this time period as he experienced it which makes this narrative even more successful as he has known and true facts to support his words. Douglass speaks of his experience and how he learned to read and write without using negative language against the obstacles and people who tried to interfere with his learning. Since he does not speak negatively, this gives him an opportunity to attract an even larger audience. The overall tone of this essay is proud, hopeful and positive. Douglass tells us how he learned to read and write in such a hard time period yet he doesn't talk negatively. He speaks proudly of his accomplishment. As Douglas writes about the obstacles that were put in front of him during his learning experience, he talks about it in a way that is somewhat motivating. The obstacles never stopped him from doing what he wanted. He was always hopeful that he would one day learn how to read and write. The tone of the essay adds depth and meaning and helps to keep the reader engaged as well. Douglass also uses appeals to pathos. Throughout the essay, Douglass uses words and phrases th