The Amusing Narrative Of The Life Of Olaudah Equiano

A former slave by the name of Olaudah Equiano wrote his own book called The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. His life started in the country of Eboe, which is now the country of Guinea in Africa. His life was simple and so were his people. In his native land, his father was a village elder so their family were in higher status quo. Slaves were a common thing around his village and often time’s people from his tribe owned slaves. One thing he noticed was the difference between the way slaves who belonged to Europeans were treated and the way his tribe treated their slaves. The paper will examine the destructiveness of the slave trade and its effects on the people involved, and the push to abolish the slave trade. In the …show more content…
The voyage starts the destructive process of the salve trade due to the treatment captured slaves endure until they reach their final destination. Equiano’s account gives the reader a description of the long sea voyage to the seaports. He describes how many captured people had shackles and forced to the bellows of the ship with no fresh air, water, or food. Since he was a child, he wore no shackles and was able to move about more freely. The smell was quite gruesome and he described his experience …show more content…
He bought his own freedom, pursued an education, and advocated for the abolishment of the slave trade. History is like many other Africans who were kidnapped and enslaved, but he was able to free himself unlike many other slaves. The interesting part about Equiano is that he adopted European culture, but still recognized his rich African roots even after he was stripped out of his culture during his enslavement. Equiano did not endure slavery as long as other slaves did, but his experiences drove him to be an abolitionist. In all, his narrative unlocked the destructive nature of the slave trade and described not only his experience, but also the experiences of everyone else involved and their