... superior to us" (Equiano). In a change of perspective Equiano begins to emulate his white captors. To further this cause, he begins to improve himself through education. He begins on a quest to read and write having already partially learned the English language around two to three years after he arrives in England. He is put into school by his slave owner Miss Guerins ... captivity by the Native Americans, she conveys her strong Puritan values by criticizing and demeaning the Native's religion, or what Rowlandson illustrates them as heathens with complete lack of values, morals and rel...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate