Question

Douglass describes his introduction to slavery as "the blood-stained gate, the entrance to the hell of slavery." Based on this statement, what is Douglass's attitude toward slavery? The Bible was often used to justify slavery. Slave owners were devils. Only evil people became slaves. Slavery was a hellish experience filled with brutal violence.

Answer 1

Answer: Slavery was a hellish experience filled with brutal violence.

Answer 2

Answer: D) Slavery was a hellish experience filled with brutal violence.

Step-by-step explanation: In the given excerpt from Douglass' introduction to slavery, we can see the comparison between slavery and hell ("the blood-stained gate, the entrance to the hell of slavery"), by reading this comparison we can infer that Douglass' attitude towards slavery is that it is a hellish experience filled with brutal violence (the violence part is expressed with the phrase "the blood-stained gate").