e who was married to a free woman. Sandy taught him a value of life that is probably one of the most important values - the value of friendship. One day, when Mr. Covey was on another rampage of his, Douglass managed to escape but had no where to go. But luckily, he met Sandy and told him how Mr. Covey was going to ?get hold of him? and Sandy kindly welcomed him to his house. Sandy, as a loyal friend, give Douglass guidance as to what procedure it was best for him to follow (Douglass 70). Also, he let Douglass on a secret about a certain root which if he carried on his right side, it would make it impossible for him to get a beating from any white man (Douglass 71). Surprisingly, the root worked at first. But later, the luck of the root wore out and Mr. Covey began to beat Douglass as usual. Covey nearly broke him, but then Douglass defeated him while wearing the root, which strengthened Douglass? resolve to resist Covey?s violence. Harriet Jacobs was one of many slaves. Like Douglass, her life and perception of life were intensely affected by others. In Jacobs? narrative, she wrote about her desire for freedom and her views on the different races. She also demonstrated many points in her narrative that illustrated how her relationships with others influenced her values. Jacobs? early childhood was probably one of the best times she had due to the person that owned her which was the ideal mistress that every slave would have desired. Jacobs was cared for by Mistress after her mother died. Unlike most other slaveholders who were harsh on slave children, Mistress was like a second mother to Jacobs.?My mistress was so kind to me that I was always glad to do her bidding, and proud to labor for her as much as my young years would permit? Those were happy days (Jacobs 119).?Under the ownership of this kind-hearted mistress, Jacobs was as free as an eagle. She could wander about to play and gather berries or flowers to decorate Mistress? room....
