Which statement best explains Douglass's purpose for writing this passage? to share his thoughts on having young children teach him to read

to address the evils of slavery and the need for freedom

to explain why it was important for him to learn to read and write

to illustrate how kind his mistress was and how terrible his master was

What can you infer about how the particular events in "the memoirs of the conquistador bernal del diaz de castillo" still affected the writer at the time of writing his memoir? he thinks of his dead crewmen with sadness and regrets that they died for nothing. he is still frustrated that one of his men accidentally kills himself by drinking too much water.  he thinks wistfully about the wealth he may have enjoyed if they had found gold in the yucatan.  he still considers indians liars.