He says this because he is discussing the Fourth of July -- Independence Day.
Douglass says, however, that not everyone is independent. Some Americans, he reasons, are far from independent -- namely slaves. It is ironic that, on a day Americans celebrate freedom, a large portion of the population is anything but free.
An example is “Belching smokestacks and the smell of rotting garbage.” He goes to great lengths to prove his point of how terrible it was live back then. Another example is when he describe the slaughtering if a hog in chapter three. The scene is very disgusting and is made in to a point.
The answer is <span>Slow and steady wins the race. The meaning of </span><span>With patience and calm, even a burro can climb a palm, is that things must also come slowly. You cannot rush everything especially if you want to get successful someday. It will come one step at a time.</span>
Gregor Samsa, turns into a giant insect. He clings to the framed photograph of the woman in fur when his sister and mother start removing furniture from his room. This action symbolizes the emotional comfort that his possessions represent in his former life as human. He was unable to relinquish his humanity which led him to cling to the picture.
