Question

Why does Mrs. Auld follow her husband’s advice to stop teaching Douglass to read in My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass?

A.) She was afraid of her husband.
B.) Wives were expected to obey their husbands.
C.) Her husband agreed to teach Douglass all he needed to know.
D.) Douglass belongs to Mr. Auld, not to her.

Answer 1

the answer is b

Step-by-step explanation:

thats just the way it was in the old days

Answer 2

I think that Mrs. Auld followed her husband's advice to stop teaching Douglass to read in My Bondage and My Freedom because B. WIVES WERE EXPECTED TO OBEY THEIR HUSBANDS.

Douglass was a slave and according to Mr. Auld, slaves do not need to know how to read because they will not be able to perform their tasks well as a slave.