Douglass states of Captain Auld, “After his conversion, he found religious sanction and support for his slaveholding cruelty.” How does Captain Auld justify his actions as a slave-holder with religious reasoning? Give examples from the text to support your answer.
Captain Auld repeatedly beats a crippled young woman and justifies his behavior by quoting a passage of Scripture.
"I have said my master found religious sanction for his cruelty. As an example, I will state one of many facts going to prove the charge. I have seen him tie up a lame young woman, and whip her with a heavy cowskin upon her naked shoulders, causing the warm red blood to drip; and, in justification of the bloody deed, he would quote this passage of Scripture—"He that knoweth his master's will, and doeth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes."
