The Life of Frederick Douglass and Harper's Magazine Introduction

Both the "Summary of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" and the Introduction to Harper's Magazine called "Hazards of New Fortune" provide the reader with information regarding the reading material. But in the summary of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the information that is included is used to make the reader become more aware of what Douglass went through in his life time. The tone of this summary shows determination and a sense of reality and hardship. It is used to appeal to the readers and inform them of the experiences that many people had to endure during a time of slavery.
The introduction of the Harper's Magazine by Lewis H. Lapham, is also informative, but it provides information about the makers of Harper's magazine and what sorts of stories and writings that Harper's Magazine may include. The tone was amuzing, and not as deep as the Douglass introduction.

-Margaret Neville