As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. It opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out. In moments of agony, I envied my fellow slaves for their stupidity. I have often wished myself a beast. I preferred the condition of the meanest reptile to my own. In the excerpt above, which statement best supports the inference that the Frederick Douglass has come to realize the difficulties of his current condition? "As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing" "It had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy." "I have often wished myself a beast." "It opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out."

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Rayne

1 March, 10:28

As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. It opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out. In moments of agony, I envied my fellow slaves for their stupidity. I have often wished myself a beast. I preferred the condition of the meanest reptile to my own. In the excerpt above, which statement best supports the inference that the Frederick Douglass has come to realize the difficulties of his current condition? "As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing" "It had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy." "I have often wished myself a beast." "It opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out."

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Mills · Answer 1

My best guess is "It opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out." Since it shows by use of metaphor how he feels the same way as if he were stuck in a pit with no means to escape it. It would be difficult to escape that pit, just as it is difficult to be in the condition he is.