ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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AMERICAN LITERATURE

ELIZABETHAN ERA

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Mr. Covey entered the stable with a long rope; and just as I was half out of the loft, he caught hold of my legs, and was about tying me. As soon as I found what he was up to, I gave a sudden spring, and as I did so, he holding to my legs, I was brought sprawling on the stable floor. Mr. Covey seemed now to think he had me, and could do what he pleased; but at this moment—from whence came the spirit I don’t know—I resolved to fight; and, suiting my action the resolution, I seized Covey hard by the throat, and as I did so, I rose. He held on to me, and I to him. ____ He trembled like a leaf. ____We were at it for nearly two hours. Covey at length let me go, puffing and blowing at a great rate, saying that if I had not resisted, he would not have whipped me half so much. The truth was, that he had not whipped me at all. I considered him as getting entirely the worst end of the bargain; for he had drawn no blood from me, but I had from him
A
Fredrick Douglass
B
John Winthrop
C
Benjamin Frankin
D
William Apess
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When Douglass’s master sends him back to Covey, Covey bides his time until he can catch Douglass off guard. He then tries to tie him up. Douglass refuses to be tied and the two men fight for almost two hours. Covey gives up, but talks to Douglass as if he won the fight.

Detailed explanation-2: -#1 “If there is no struggle, there is no progress."

Detailed explanation-3: -Edward Covey represents Douglass’s nemesis in the Narrative. Covey is a typical villain figure in that his cruelty is calculated. He is not a victim of the slavery mentality but a naturally evil man who finds an outlet for his cruelty in slaveholding.

Detailed explanation-4: -The two men fight for two hours. Covey brags afterward that he whipped Douglass, but he did not. Covey never touches Douglass again.

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