Slavery is still going on in the world today. Experience and labor are central themes that are similar in both slave girl in california and the narrative of the life of frederick douglas. However there are very opposing themes such as respect and justice as well. Slavery is still going on in the world today. People like Shyima were forced to work for a family in the US. But for someone like Frederick Douglas was born a slave and forced to work his whole life in a field under someone . Both Frederick Douglas and Shyima were forced to work without any say about it at all for almost no pay at all. They were also not allowed to be near their families during that time period. Both Frederick and Shyima were threatened to be killed if they didn’t
