Douglass wrote The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, He wanted to explain to the northemners how slaves were behaved to. Douglass wanted to “Throw Light” on how slaves were treated. This means, slaves were treated like they were a nobody, they were treated more than just bad, they were treated terribly. Especially the way the slave masters made them live. One aspect of slavery that Douglass wanted people to understand was how the slave's relationships were with other slaves, masters, and family. This shows that the relationships they had weren't right, Douglass barely even got to see his mother about three or four times, and when his mother died he couldn't be there to show that he was sad because they were like strangers so when he heard the news of her dying he reacted as if she was just a stranger to him. Douglass explained that slaves didn't get any type of knowledge or education. Douglass at first didn’t know his age or authentic records like the other slaves, but he soon got smarter after he his mistress started to teach him how to read and write. All the whites knew their ages and other information but the slaves didn’t because the masters didn't want the slaves to have enough knowledge to be tempted to escape. Frederick Douglass wanted to show people how terrible slavery was, so he made a book explaining the how terrible slavery was. Douglass wrote this book because hewanted to “Throw Light” on the aspects of slavery like their education, living conditions, and relationships. Back in the 1800's, since slavery was around, slaves really didn’t know their age or authentic records.