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    Olaudah Equiano: The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings is an autobiography about an African American man, Olaudah Equiano, who tells of his story as a slave. The story is not pleasant, nor enjoyable, and by that I mean slavery is not a pretty sight. It’s not something people like to talk about, and I would imagine it is especially hard to write an autobiography about it. In the Preface, Equiano provides a note to the reader stating that he has been accused of lying about his birthplace.…

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    Narrative of the Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano, Equiano goes into great detail about his life, while revealing his personality through his inner thoughts and actions. Equiano’s personality can be defined as being strong willed, religious, and independent. Equiano's writing on the Middle Passage is the section of his narrative that greatly reflects his strong will. It is a brutally honest account of one of the most terrible events in Pre-colonial history. Equiano describes his ordeal in…

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    Religion in the 18th century and Equiano’s time was concentrated around Christianity. Olaudah Equiano was an African born abolitionist and author. Also known as Gustavas Vassa, he published his autobiography named The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, . . . the African. He narrated his life starting from his childhood to his experiences as a free man emphasizing his embrace of the European religion while, towards the end, arguing against slavery. More specifically, this paper…

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    freedom and many narratives show just that. The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano is an optimistic narrative because Equiano sheds light on the treatment that blacks received from whites. He shows this treatment with white individuals mainly from his friend, Jack, on board the ship. Although he sheds light on the treatment he received, he also brings some darkness in a sense of the treatment of free…

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    The Rough Ride Over (An exposition of the ride to the Americas coming from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano.) In the late seventeenth century, slave trade was introduced to the Americas to help work the large plantations that scattered the east coast. Slaves were used for many tasks: clearing fields, planting, caring for, and harvesting crops, daily chores around the estate, and even caring for their owners. Should a serf ever step out of line, they were met with a…

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    Equiano and his life choices No one can deny that Equiano was a very interesting man, as he said it himself, he lived through things that not everyone can relate to, He lived severe hardships most of this life. Equiano lived through slavery, exploitation, mental and physical abuse, even after all of this Equiano often seemed to see the positive side in humanity, he wanted to see human kindness, prosperity and divine intervention. Equiano never felt as if he was less than others, his drive to…

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    Equiano’s autobiography, “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,” tells readers – specifically the British Parliament – of his life experiences from his home country, Essaka, to voyaging through the Caribbean and Mediterranean. Throughout the three-part narrative, it is evident the backbone of his autobiography is religion. From his sole curiosity about a different religion to converting to Christianity, Equiano’s tenacious faith served him to a great advantage. The…

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    The books, “The Life of Olaudah Equiano” and “The History of Mary Prince” give first-hand accounts of slavery and how it affected them physically and emotionally. Slavery is as abhorrent as its proponents. In these books one can see the contrast between African and European slavery and how they justify it, the illusion of freedom some slave owners instilled in their slaves and how the term inferiority is used by the different types of slave proponents. But past all of this we also see how…

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    Equiano is one of the most famous writers , claimed of the rights of blacks, so who called on the British government to abolish slavery. He wrote about black slaves in his book entitled The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa. The Interesting Narrative (1789) is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. It was the first slave autobiography and one of the earliest publication by an African. Equiano describes the experiences of his life and the time spent in slavery.…

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    Olaudah Equiano Analysis

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    A Short Document Analysis on The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography, written in England, 1789, provides a significant outlet for revelations about early modern slavery by describing a detailed, first person narrative account of actual events in our history that can be examined by the past actions of humanity to better understand European motives, ideals, and goals behind the Atlantic Slave Trade as well as how these objectives impacted the world…

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