How might Douglass' reliability as an author be called into question for his piece Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?
A. Someone else must write the story for Douglass, so it can't be trusted that the story is entirely Douglass'. B. He says that he can't remember all of the events as they happened, so he has to embellish them for the story. C. He writes it years later, so many of his memories may be skewed. D. Douglass compiles a group of stories from many slaves and has made them into his own, so this is not his own account of slavery.
C. He writes it years later, so many of his memories may be skewed.
Explanation:
"The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave" is an autobiographical book where Frederick Douglass tells his whole life as a slave and as a free man. In his book, Douglass reveals details and his entire life, including childhood and adolescence. Because douglass's accounts are so old, readers can judge whether Douglass is a reliable narrator, since we cannot clearly remember old events in our lives.
