Read the passage from narrative of the life of frederick douglass. i was born in tuckahoe, near hillsborough, and about twelve miles from easton, in talbot county, maryland. which element of an autobiography is demonstrated in this passage? characters and events described in great detail the inclusion of an exposition, rising action, turning point, climax, falling action, and resolution the intent of the author to persuade his readers the recording of events in chronological order

From this small passage one can barely notice one of the characteristics of an autobiography. The main characteristics of an autobiography are:

1.- Order your story in a Chronological order

2.- Speak in the First Person

3.- Define well all the characters involved in your life

4.- Explain in good detail the setting of your "life-story"

5- give plenty of details about the most transcendent things

In the passage from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass:

I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot county, Maryland.

The only present element of an Autobiography is:

The recording of events in chronological order

Although we only have one element, it belongs to the category.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel