The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

Khoa Pham Professor David Howard Pitney History 17A section 03 10/21/2017 Question A2 Olaudah Equiano: Great Fortune and Journey To the Freedom Is it possible for a slave to earn the knowledge and get out of the slavery in the 18th century? It requires a great fortune with hard-working and learning. Olaudah Equiano was the person that had changed his fate, as a slave, survived among the Whites and Europeans, saved money by the merchant, bought himself a ticket to become freedom one more time. He…

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…

Slave narrative is the life account of enslaved Africans in Great Britain and later in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries. It recounted the personal experiences of slaves and was essential to the anti-slavery movement or the Abolitionism. Slave narrative was the main form of African-American literature in the 19th century and also the foundation of African-American literary tradition; it concentrated on oral aspects, folk tale, music, and religion, therefore reflecting their…

Bradford and Equiano have narratives with differing tone, audience, and purpose. However, both narratives align in experiences and values. Horrific circumstances and the value of human life are expressed in Bradford’s "of Plymouth Plantation" and Equiano’s "An Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano.” First, both narrators endure horrific circumstances in essentially the same situations. The ships are stricken with sickness and conditions, whether it be nature or people causing it.…

slaves teeth, force feed, beat and flog the slaves; this was to teach the slaves that with refusal to commands equals a beating. Many slave narratives accounted their experiences in The Middle Passage. One of these narrators was Olaudah Equiano, he wrote about his experiences in the middle in his autobiography “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vasa, the…

your values, who you are as a person and how you see yourself fitting in the world. Sometimes, outside knowledge and self-knowledge are complementary. Other times, there is tension between what you learn about the external world as you go through life and what you believe to be true about yourself and…

In 1789, Olaudah Equiano published his autobiography entitled, The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, the African. The purpose of the book was to aid the abolitionists in their struggle to abolish slavery. From the beginning of the book, it is apparent that the intended audience of the book are Christians. A quote from the book of Isaiah, containing “Behold, God is my salvation ,” preluded Equiano’s narrative that detailed his life, beginning with his kidnapping as a…

Olaudah Equiano was born in March 1745 and died in 1797 at the age of 52. He was born in Present-Day Nigeria and at a young age of 11, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. As a slave, he experienced life on the Middle Passage, when he was sent to the West Indies. He was first bought by Michael Pascal and during those years, he heard about Christianity and even started to learn how to read and write. This was very rare because the one thing that Whites were not allowed to do to Blacks was…

logic and reasoning. In “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,” Equiano, who is the main character and author, uses these three modes to argue that slavery and the slave trade should be eliminated. He demonstrates Ethos by explaining his personal beliefs as a Christian and his personal experience as a slave . Pathos, through his emotions over being separated…

nowadays? It is really hard to imagine how rough life we would have if we had a slavery. Long time ago, there was a severe slavery and slave trade. In The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, Equiano was kidnaped and lived his life as a slave. While he was moving through the ship, he was suffering from horrible smells, flog, and the desire of escape. Also, he had a hard life after he became a slave. He could have lived in nice and graceful life if he hadn’t been caught and…