1. PART A: How do the master's treatment of the slaves, as depicted in chapter 1, affect Douglass? A Like most slaveholders, he does not educate them, which prompts Douglass to learn to read and write. B Douglass witnesses brutal abuses of other slaves and knowing that he will soon enter this life as he grows h e becomes interested in education, escape, and abolition. C Douglass witnesses brutal abuses of other slaves specifically his auntand that motivates him to take revenge on his masters and all other slaveholders. D The master beats and whips Douglass , a painful experience that Douglass will never forget and one he vows to write down for others to know