The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African was written in 1789 by Olaudah Equiano himself. Excerpts from this narrative explain the hardships that Olaudah went through after being taken from his village and being sold from place to place. Although there was great misery with having to leave his village, and eventually his sister, he describes some of the almost pleasant places he had been sold to. He even believed that one of his masters was going to adopt him into their family. This too ended in despair when he was once again sold. Eventually he made his way to the coast and was put aboard a ship with the white men. He describes his feelings thoughts while on board the ship. Many of these thoughts
