Olaudah Equiano's life as a slave would have never been known to the world if he had not have survived enslavement. His narrativem "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, recounts his life in Africa, his service as the slave of an officer in the British Navy, and his years of labor on slave ships until he was able to purchase his freedom. ... Although both narratives describe harrowing experiences; Rowlandson was taken from her home as was Equiano and both of them lost family members, "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano" delivers a much more...

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Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano was a well-educated slave who opened the doors to the black community of the British colonies by writing his personal narrative, The Interesting Narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano. ... Equiano said that he would "call upon God's thunder, and his avenging power, to direct the stroke of death to me, rather than permit me to be a slave, and be sold from lord to lord" (Equiano 73). ... Equiano's audience in the period that he wrote this narrative was the British. ... In my opinion, I believe that the most effective criticism that Olaudah Equiano ...

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While reading "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano," it came to mind exactly how much I take my freedom for granted. ... Throughout this journey of Olaudah Equiano, the readers are capable of viewing that the most important aspect is that Equino earns his freedom. ... Unfortunately, Equiano experienced both. ... Equiano was able to use capitalism to forward his personal progress. ... Equiano had to endure quite a bit throughout his life. ...

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According to his autobiography, Olaudah Equiano, the son of a chief, was born in an African village called Easska. ... Equiano expected that he would be treated in the same way. ... Many Equiano's relations and friendships were lost to him. ... Being the son of the chief, Equiano grew up in a place full of honor, pride and respect. ... All through the terrifying voyage, Equiano expressed his feeling of loneliness, and anguish. ...

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"The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano" depicts an 18th century African society that has many similarities and also several differences to the modern day teachings of what African culture was like at that time period. ... Equiano explains that the way in which people were married was to first be betrothed at a young age. ... Equiano also mentions a reference to polygamy, which is consistent with the textbook. ... Equiano says that "the natives believe that there is one Creator of all things." ... "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano" is a good example...

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The story of Olaudah Equiano was a more effective representation of the middle passage because the imagery helps the reader see through the narrator eyes, learn more from a first-person point of view, and true stories told by another person could be more incorrect from someone who is part of the true story. The story Olaudah Equiano is more effective because the imagery helps the reader see through the narrator eyes. ... Like in the story Olaudah says he was in the world of bad spirits, that the white men's language and their long hair were so different from the way Africans look. ... ...

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"The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings," by Olaudah Equiano, is a memoir written to detail the story of his travels around the world from mid to end 18th century. ... Equiano was a very religious man eventually becoming a Methodist, religion was a huge part of his life and even his identity. ... The native religion of Equiano's homeland Eboe is compared to Judaism and how similar they really are, however, as Equiano is exposed to the Christian religion he quickly begins to believe more along the lines of Christianity in how he and God interact. ... When I considered my poor wretche...

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In the narrative of the Captivity by Mary Rowlandson and in the narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano written by the same one; the reader was able to find similarities and differences as well. ... Equiano was alone as well when he was taken into slavery. ... Equiano experienced the pain of being taken away from his parents. Equiano felt unprotected because he didn't had anybody to look after him. ... The narrative of Mary Rowlandson and the narrative of Olaudah Equiano had valuable lessons and interesting events. ...

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In the Elements of Literature book, the story "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano" deals with kidnapping, slavery, emotional difficulties, and loss of comfort. Olaudah Equiano, a young boy, has to handle the world in an unpleasant manner. ... Equiano struggles throughout his life after getting kidnapped. ... Equiano has a "rough" life. ... They thought Equiano seemed like an affable child. ...

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Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavas Vassa, was born in Guinea, Africa in 1745. ... Equiano was the youngest son of seven kids, six boys and one girl. ... Several days later Equiano and his sister were separated. ... Equiano's early experiences as a slave were not all disagreeable; some families treated Equiano almost as a part of the family. ... There was no buyer, however, for the young Equiano. ...

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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano gives a first-hand account of Equiano's capture, life as a slave, and eventual freedom and liberation. ... In this narrative, Equiano is constantly contrasting his perceptions of wonders and horrors as a slave. ... Further, Equiano's narrative is that of a man struggling to find his identity. ... At the time that Equiano sees the flying fish, he is trapped as a slave on a slave ship. ... Throughout his life, however, Equiano gains a sense of identity and the same ability to transform. ...

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Equiano puts his life at risk by exposing events he encountered as a slave. Equiano puts his life at risk first by being educated in a time when it was forbidden for slaves to learn to read and write. ... Equiano expresses that he has never seen such "savage a manner and brutal cruelty among any people" (424). ... In a way, Equiano believed that free blacks had it just as bad. ... In the case of Olaudah Equiano, he puts his life at risk in two ways. ...

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The story of Olaudah Equiano I think this story was believable. ... If their stories match then Olaudah is probably telling the truth. In the second half of the story, Olaudah talks about the slave ship that took him to the country he was sold in. ... Later in the story Olaudah shares his experiences of being a slave. ... Not many things happend to Olaudah that didn't happen to other slaves as well....

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Olaudah Equiano, a native of the African province Eboe and author of The Interesting Narrative experienced the cruel and inhumane life of a slave. ... As a young boy in Eboe, Olaudah was exposed to slavery among his own people. ... The next day the two siblings were separated and for the next ten years Olaudah would live a life of uncertain misery. ... Equiano speaks of this treatment and slavery as an unmerciful, unjust and unwise act. ... Olaudah Equiano suffered an undesirable fate of torture, cruelty and pain from the age of eleven, when he was striped of his freedom. ...

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In the quest to end cruel and inhuman treatment of slaves in British colonies, Olaudah Equiano publishes his memoirs of his life as a slave in The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African. ... Equiano addresses the audience as a humble Christian man fighting to eliminate the suffering of his countrymen by opening his scares for the world to see. ... Equiano makes comparisons of Africa to that of Europe, so the society being address can see there is not much difference in the how the two are ran. ... Equiano appeals to the humanitarian and Christia...

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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written by Equiano himself, portrayed the life of a young boy who was captured into slavery. ... In each place that he went, Equiano encountered different cultures that had begun to change him and moved him away from his own culture. ... Showing how Equiano realized that although his African roots were held strong, he came to the point where he was "Europeanized." ... The first owners that he -2 was with were from Africa and their land resembled that of the land that Equiano grew up on. ... Especially noted of the Engl...

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Two widely read captivity narratives are The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano and are A Narrative of Captivity by Mary Rowlandson, in which relate the experiences of an eleven-year-old African male captured for the American slave market and of an adult white woman captured by Native Americans. ... Olaudah Equiano wrote to decry the evils of slavery. ... Both captives were separated from their families; interestingly, both had a female relative (a daughter for Mary Rowlandson and a sister for Olaudah Equiano) who was also a captive and later reunited. ... ...

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Olaudah Equiano's Interesting Narrative is a wonderful piece of literary work. ... Olaudah Equiano's life was full of twists and turns and reversals of fortune. ... Equiano's name was changed to Gustavus Vassa while aboard his master"s ship(61). ... Equiano is very careful in his methods of attack though. ... Equiano tells the audience (white Europeans) that they are wrong. ...

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La Relación by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano, "The General History of Virginia," by John Smith, and "Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford, are all examples of historical narratives. ... The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano focuses on the life of a British slave in the late 1700's. ... Equiano used religious and moral arguments to persuade mens' opinions against slavery. ... Regardless of the accounts that he gave, Equiano still stayed true to his original purpose o...

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In Olaudah Equiano's "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano," he describes his experiences of his capture and the journey on the slave ship. ... In Olaudah Equiano's narrative, Olaudah and his younger sister were kidnapped by a group of slave traders at their home, in Africa. ... Both Mary and Olaudah faced dramatic experiences; they both suffered abuse mentally and by hunger, which caused many discouragements in their life. They both lost very close relatives; Mary lost her daughter, Sarah, by death, and Olaudah lost his sister by separation from the slave trade. ...

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Three, How does Equiano describe the slave trade? ... So with out wasting my reader's time lets enter the life of Olaudah Equiano. ... This statement shows how Equiano sees the slave trade to be. ... This eased the mind of Equiano but not much. ... So lets continue with how Equiano described the slave trade. ...

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Three, How does Equiano describe the slave trade? ... So with out wasting my reader's time lets enter the life of Olaudah Equiano. ... This statement shows how Equiano sees the slave trade to be. ... This eased the mind of Equiano but not much. ... So lets continue with how Equiano described the slave trade. ...

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One of them, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, was the first of many firsthand accounts of slavery advancing the cause for abolition. ... Equiano was constantly in awe wherever he went in his early years of the white men's fancy buildings and technology. ... Another accomplishment that shares Equiano's appeal to ethos is Martin Luther King Jr.'... Both Equiano and King speak of how black people were looked down upon by white people as human beings. "In this place I was called Jacob; but on board the African Snow I was c...

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Upon my completion of reading The Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, The African many questions swam through my mind about the institution of slavery, Christianity as well as our current human condition. ... At one point in his narrative Olaudah Equiano speaks of the time when he realizes the fact that his complexion was unchanging while becoming the playmate of his master's friend and his reaction " I then began to be mortified at the difference in our complexions."... As Olaudah Equiano states, "slaves are sometimes, by half-feeding, half-clothing, over-working, and stripes, r...

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Peter Wood, author of "The Dream Deferred," Peter Sterns, author of "Culture, Conflict, and Community," and Olaudah Equiano, author of The Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano describes the life of slaves before freedom ever imagined a toll; two of which addresses the slaves docility or lack there of. ... Unlike the other two essays discussed, author Olaudah Equiano uses a slave's personal account (which are his own) in a narrative form to discuss the struggle against slavery. Equiano's essay tells his story of being captured and placed into slavery. ... Equiano whole-heartedl...

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