My first initial impression of the novel was quite surprising. First of all, this story is not like most slave narratives. For instance, Equiano had a very close relationship with his masters and captains, “he was to me a friend and a father” (Equiano 110). Although, it is hard to remember which master he belongs to as he is telling his story. Perhaps, Equiano might be doing this on purpose so that we understand how many times he was sold and traded throughout his life. Personally, I would think a slave narrative would be more harsh than this one. At first my reaction was very shocking because it seems very rare to have a “friendship” between a master and slave. However, since Equiano is writing from a later time in his life, he is more hopeful
