Since Equiano wrote his narrative at a latter time in his life, readers must remember that Equiano is telling this from a different age. The setting of this narrative begins with Equiano at age eleven, around 1756, …show more content…
As Equiano and his sister are kidnapped, they are taken away from their family, and they both were sold separately to different slave owners. However, Equiano always stayed hopeful in finding his sister one day. Even when Captain Pascal denied Equiano’s freedom, his hope for independence was still strong. Throughout Equiano’s life, he was introduced to God and found hope and faith in him. At one point, Equiano discussed the African God, the “Creator”, and compared him to Christianity. In addition, Equiano is shown as a innocent young boy when he was first taken into slavery. For instance, Equiano described the white people as, “these people were full of nothing but magical arts” (42). When he first encountered snow, he thought it was salt. Furthermore, when he witnessed a vessel stop in the water, he was amazed and thought, “it was done by magic” (41). In short, Equiano innocent nature helps his hope grow stronger and lets readers understand what it is like going to an unknown