# Aunt Hester — Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass character guide

> Aunt Hester in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Aunt Hester

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Douglass's aunt, whose late-night whipping by Captain Anthony becomes the first scene of terror he cannot forget or forgive.

## In the story

### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/narrative_of_the_life_of_frederick_douglass_se/chapters/i)

Douglass's aunt who is brutally whipped by Captain Anthony for disobeying orders and associating with a young man.

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