Frederick Douglass's Physical and Intellectual Struggles An autobiography recounts the life of an individual who has played an important role in the world. The individual, or, character must be a relevant and influential figure in society to have a successful autobiography. Frederick Douglass was an extremely intelligent and influential man which is apparent as he tells his story in the Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written By Himself. The narrative is a popular autobiography in which Douglass tells about his life as a slave and the struggles he endured to become free of slavery. Douglass originally wrote the narrative during the