Douglass's purpose in the excerpt is to describe the dehumanizing effects of slavery.
Douglass's purpose in the excerpt is to describe how people were degraded and treated inhumanely. Through the comparison of individuals being ranked similarly to animals and undergoing the same degrading inspections, Douglass highlights the dehumanizing effects of slavery on both the enslaved individuals and the slaveholders.
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