Read this text from Paragraph 3 of the passage.

The very decided manner with which he spoke, and strove to impress his wife with the evil consequences of giving me instruction, served to convince me that he was deeply sensible of the truths he was uttering. It gave me the best assurance that I might rely with the utmost confidence on the results which, he said, would flow from teaching me to read.

How does this text develop the central idea of the passage?

It shows that Mr. Auld is a domineering and cruel person, both with his wife and with Douglass.

It shows that the more Mr. Auld argued against education, the more Douglass became convinced it was the only way for him to gain freedom.

It shows the mean-spirited attitude of Mr. Auld and, by extension, all slaveholders.

It shows that Mr. Auld truly cares about Douglass and does not want anything bad to happen to him.

In this passage from "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" we can see that, by banning his wife from teaching him how to read, Mr. Auld gave Frederick what he had been looking for his whole life.

The manner in which he spoke, which was meant to impress his wife, caused a different reaction on Frederick. He knew that if his master was against him leargning how to read, it must be important. He understood that the only way he could ever gain his freedom was through education.