Answer: Safety means to be protected or protect someone or something in ANY type of risk, no matter what circumstance. Take for example, a falling tree. In this scenario, the victim should be protected by some sort of implanted gear provided by the property to protect the individual from injury. Another scenario I could provide would be basic, like a sharp kitchen knife. The knife should be placed out of reach for the purpose of keeping a minor safe in the household. Most adults would also provide themselves with extra safety such as gloves, this way the blade isn’t able to cut through the skin of one.
I think that Mrs. Auld followed her husband's advice to stop teaching Douglass to read in My Bondage and My Freedom because 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.
