Perhaps the most remarkable of slave autobiographies is the self-written account of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave, with its elegant simplicity and carefully crafted account of the Slave-led South. Robert B. Septo focuses on Douglass's potpourri of writing in different styles in his essay "Narrative, Authentication, and Authorial Control in Frederick Douglass's 1845 Narrative." Using syncretic formulation, introspective analysis, internalized documentation, and participant observation, Septo argues that Douglass reveals his complexity in a relatively simple form. Rafia Zafar argues that Douglass should be seen as a counterpart to Benjamin Franklin, because Douglass embodies the ideal American that Franklin describes in his Autobiography. Zafar claims that the two famous men are more similar than one might think and that they have had many life experiences together, including the process of self-education. Just as Franklin claimed to be a self-educated man, Douglass was the sole motivator in his own quest for literacy. Another unifying factor according to Zafar is that both men were someone's slaves, although he does not name Franklin's "relative." Douglass, however, did not hesitate to reveal the names of his masters and, in fact, as Septo has argued, he spoke of his masters quite astutely. The “pungent play on words” that Douglass used to name Mr. Severe and Mr. Freeland is an intriguing example of his syncretic formulation (September 185). Zafar also claimed that Douglass followed the model of Franklin outlined in his Autobiography, where he emphasized the importance of personal freedom and emphasized hard work and industry. William L. Andrews continues the examination of the formation of Douglass's identity and ...... middle of the life of the paper...; it also demonstrates, through his mastery of classical rhetoric and oratory, his own worth as a literate human being” (Cook and Tatum 55). Through learning, Douglass gained a confidence that fueled his motivation to become the greatest self-educated American citizen of his time. Although there is controversy over the details of Douglass's impact, there is no doubt with William W. Cook and James Tatum's statement, "The narrative gave readers of his day not only the image of a black man transformed by literacy, but also the self-portrait of a superior black man possessed of great thoughts and noble feelings, strengthened by learning” (Cook and Tatum 55). Norton Anthology, "it would be difficult to overstate the importance to Americans of all colors of Douglass's exemplary career as a champion of human rights" (Levine 1174).