Me! read the excerpt from narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave. which two sentences in this excerpt from frederick douglass’s memoir reflect the idea that the slaves had been brainwashed into blind obedience?
a) the competitors for this office sought as diligently to their overseers, as the office-seekers in the political parties seek to and deceive the people.) (b the same traits of character might be seen in colonel lloyd's slaves, as are seen in the slaves of the political parties.) the slaves selected to go to the great house farm, for the monthly allowance for themselves and their fellow-slaves, were peculiarly enthusiastic. while on their way, they would make the dense old woods, for miles around, reverberate with their wild songs, revealing at once the highest joy and the deepest sadness. (c they would compose and sing as they went along, consulting neither time nor tune.) (d the thought that came up, came out—if not in the word, in the sound; —and as frequently in the one as in the other.) (e they would sometimes sing the most pathetic sentiment in the most rapturous tone, and the most rapturous sentiment in the most pathetic tone.)