Fitzhugh writes to his audience to reevaluate fallacies of slavery in his view, asserting that enslavement protects blacks and attempts to convey his audience that slavery is essentially favorable. There are certain correlations between protection. Fitzhugh maintains, “Parents, husbands, guardians, teachers, and committees are but masters under another name, whose duty is to protect the weak and whose right to control them” (L. 3-4). Fitzhugh utilizes an explicit analogy and compares the authority of everyday acquaintances to slave owners as a way to illustrate how slave protection is implemented within society. Additionally, Fitzhugh utilizes the analogy to desensitize the use of slavery and give a positive sentiment as individuals perceive