However, he understands that it is for the greater good that he must withhold this information, saying, “such a statement would undoubtedly prompt greater vigilance on the part of slave owners than has ever existed so far between them; which, of course, would be the means of guarding a door through which some dear brother slave might escape his vexing chains” (Douglass 88?). Douglass would not share, for the sake of a good story, details that would enlighten slave owners and prevent a “dear brother slave man” from escaping servitude. Like Harriet Tubman, she recognizes the importance of secrecy in the practice of illegally freeing slaves. Douglass understood that the Underground Railroad was not simply a route or an organized action, but was instead a (magnificent) operation and all over the (country) slaves attempted to escape. He knew that secrecy was the driving force behind the railroad's success and that any detail could completely ruin the movement. Without a full understanding, it may seem that The Account of the Life of Frederick Douglass is fragmented and vague. But after further research, the non-detailed writing style tells an even deeper story of the time in which it was written. Douglass's novel is now read as a classic of educational historical literature, but it was originally written for a different audience. Contemporary readers were abolitionists, slaves, and blacks