... destiny was to follow in his father's footsteps and become an Embrenche. At the age of eleven this destiny was abruptly ended when slave traders abducted Equiano and his only sister. His beautiful life of peace and happiness was destroyed. His destiny forever changed. In The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Equiano shares his grief with his readers. ... Although he was affected by the loss of his parents and brothers, Equiano stressed the pain he felt from the ... traders had accomplished an important goal. For now this young boy wa...

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... became unfit for respiration from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died- - thus falling victims of the improvident avarice, as I may call it, of their purchasers" (From The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa the African, London, 1789) In The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa the African ... and women drove nails into each other's brains. Many unfortunate creatures took the first opportunity of leaping overboard, thereby escaping from this intolerable life. Olau...

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