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Chapter 10
Explanation and Analysis—Douglass and Sandy:
Sandy is a foil for Douglass. In Chapter 10, Sandy urges Douglass to carry a root with him to protect himself from harm:
He said he had carried it for years; and since he had done so, he had never received a blow, and never expected to while he carried it. I at first rejected the idea, that the simple carrying of a root in my pocket would have any such effect as he had said, and was not disposed to take it; but Sandy impressed the necessity with much earnestness, telling me it could do no harm, if it did no good. To please him, I at length took the root, and, according to his direction, carried it upon my right side.
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