Frederick Douglass experienced many different things in his eventful life, but one of the events that resonated most with him was the fight he had with Mr. Covey. Mr. Covey was his former master, but not at the time of the fight. Frederick ended up winning the fight and proving his worth to his master and himself. This is because the former slave learned to defend himself and to stand up against foul treatment. It was this day that Douglass decided to stand up for himself instead of following another man’s orders. In wake of this, he felt that he had finally become a true man. “My long-crushed spirit rose, cowardice departed, bold defiance took its place;” (Douglass) He stood up against his master and in defeating Mr. Covey he learned the
