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Olaudao equiano

            Being slave in a slave ship is the most horrible event a human being can go through. It is really effective when a slave writes a slave story. Realistic images are seen through the mind when the author has been in the situation of the story. More details are given when an author is part of a true story. Any True story that is told by another person's point of view might be incorrect. 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. More realistic imagery is seen from a first-person point of view. Readers can know how an African slave felt when he or she saw America or the European. The author gave a good perspective on what they thought about the white men's or the ship. 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. Imagery helps a reader understand a story.
             The story of Olaudah Equiano is more effective because a person can learn more from a first-person point of view. In the move La Amistad or the sequel "Roots" there was nothing said about how the Africans felt about America or the Europeans. They also did not say anything about the Africans knowing what a ship is or how the ocean looks like. The net that was put around the ship was not shown. A person would have never known until they read the story. A person can learn more about any subject from a first-person point of view than from an third persons.
             True stories told by another person could be more incorrect from someone who is part of a true stories.


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  • Word Count: 876
  • Approx Pages: 4
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2. Equiano

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3. Oladuah Equiano

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4. Olaudah Equiano

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  • Word Count: 436
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5. Olaudah Equiano

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6. Narrative of Olaudah Equiano

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  • Word Count: 595
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7. Olaudah Equiano

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  • Word Count: 265
  • Approx Pages: 1
  • Grade Level: High School

8. Equiano Essay

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  • Word Count: 528
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9. Equiano and other Works

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  • Word Count: 1045
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