Freedom In The Life Of Olaudah Equiano

Freedom is a little word that has a big meaning. Freedom is the power to act, speak, think as one wants without restriction. Imagine a world without freedom it would be unfair and a miserable life. When you actually come to realize that freedom is something that was not an option for many it makes you think of how people felt getting treated so harshly. In the narrative of The Life of Olaudah Equiano freedom only occurred to those who did everything in their power to destroy others lives. In the narrative, Equiano talks about the conditions of the ship and the struggles the slaves went through. The slaves did not get freedom during any occasion, but on the ship the scenario makes you feel unpleasant. Equiano describes the horrible experience, “The closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us” (Equiano 171). You could assume the men in charge did not care about how squished or crowded it was for the slaves, only cared about how many more they could fit. The slaves were not able to speak …show more content…
The slaves did not have the freedom to believe what they thought, act to change the ways, nor were able to speak their mind about the matters occurring. No one deserves to be treated they way the slaves were, and imagine how they felt having all these emotions but not being able to act upon them. Thomas Paine’s strong will and impressive writing skills gave him the power to fight for what was right. The power of Freedom of Speech was able to allow people to see a problem negatively affecting the community and get the chance to protest, spread word, and gather people to stand up for change that would benefit the people. Freedom is a very powerful thing that is necessary to have the opportunity in life that you want to