Motifs:
In the beginning of the book, Douglass cuts himself on a rock and watches his blood trickle out of him. This is the first time he ever really thought about it, and the first time he ever realized that he is alive. He feels pain and feels happiness and realizes that life is a wonderful thing. His senses are more real and he is more aware of how he breathes, bleeds and feels the grass rub against his arm for the first time. "And at last, slowly, afraid he would find nothing, opened one eye. And everything, absolutely everything was there. …
