Throughout the history of literature, two of the most common motifs that occur, are those of suffering and of injustice. Ernest Hemingway's timeless novel, The Old Man and The Sea (1952), and Douglass's autobiographical piece called, Narrative of The Life Of Frederick Douglass are two key pieces of literature which portray injustice and suffering as key motifs. No matter how negative of a tone the motifs of suffering and injustice portray, the outcome of them sometimes can come out to be positive, although often times they come out to be negative. There are certain aspects that determine on which side of the spectrum, a character who faces these motifs, will end upon. Frederick Douglass faces injustices and suffering, and he can luckily turn them into positives while on the other hand, Santiago suffers and for a bit things look good but then they go downhill from there. There are...