Each time he would begin to reconcile with his present situation, as undesirable it may be, he would be "awakened out of (his) reverie to fresh sorrow, and hurried away" (53), only to be thrown into a new master's world of oppression, with new fears. Although, Equiano's masters generally treated him well in comparison to his fellow slaves, who's owners commonly flogged them for things as menial as allowing water to boil over, he paid witness to many inhumane events, and heard of even worse. ... Here, after selection, they are separated from relationships and friends to add "fr...

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