Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass And Olaudah Equiano

According to Abraham Lincoln, “Slavery is founded on the selfishness of man’s nature; opposition to it on his love of justice”. Frederick Douglass publishes a book on his life that he wrote in 1845, titled “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass”. It has been said that he followed in the footsteps of Olaudah Equiano who also written an autobiography known as “Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano in 1789. In the book the “Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass”, the author takes his reader with him on his personal life journey when he was born into slavery all the way to his freedom. The author introduces the beginning the narrative by saying that he is from Tuckahoe, Maryland and continues by telling the reader that his mother …show more content…
Equiano witnesses slaves being sold while on the ship in the West Indies, however, he is not yet purchased until he got to Virginia, where he works on a plantation doing light field work and doing household chores. During Frederick Douglass and Olaudah Equiano’s life they encounter racial prejudice, misery, and liberation. According to , John C. Calhoun, “he believed that slavery, with its strict and unchanging social hierarchy, made for a more stable society than that of the Northern states where wage laborers of diverse backgrounds engaged actively in democratic politics”(www.boundless.com). Hence, most individuals believe that it is morally unconstitutional to keep people in bondage against their will because of their race. Conversely, Olaudah Equiano and Frederick Douglass were both slaves that endured racism, depression, and …show more content…
Hence, the conditions got so bad that Equiano wants to risk his life by escaping and jumping off the side of the boat, but he and the other slaves on the ship were watched too much to make a move. As a result, if a slave attempts anything that was noticed by the slaveholder then he was severely beaten. Thus, this is evidence that Douglass and Equiano were victims of racism and abuse. Otherwise, there is no question that Frederick Douglass and Olaudah Equiano were victims of depression. In spite of, Douglass endures depression because of the slave songs he heard all his life. They eventually cause him great pain and suffering because he could seem to come senses as to why the cruel accusations were being said by the white man. Nevertheless, Equiano began to fall into a state of sadness after his sister was taken from him. As a result, Equiano cried and did not eat for days because he could not believe that he would never see his sister again and for a long time he was