Ben Hall and Maguire may have divided the property and operated independently of each other, as in John McGuire's narrative, 'The Biography of a Reliable Old Native', Maguire states that Ben Hall reputedly named his portion 'Cubbine Bin', running his own cattle and horses, and when required the two men worked together in clearing and forming stockyards close to their water supply, this would have been a prudent way to operate a new farming enterprise in the 1860’s, and thus the two squatters shared the yearly rent to the government, as for the acquiring of stock for this new enterprise, John Maguire states that Ben Hall and himself had done a bit of duffing, Maguire…
1) I believe that it sets the tone for his account, describes his attitude toward the book and gives an overall impression of Equiano himself. It shows his work is not meant merely for entertainment but for the purpose of promoting the inhumanity and torments of slavery.…
Olaudah Equiano is describing the brutal treatment of slaves being transported overseas. In the beginning of the passage he describes his fear of being killed or eaten by the European men. After he was brought onto the ship he describes what he sees and states “there was a multitude of black people of every description chained together, every one of their countenances expressing dejection and sorrow.”(73) The slaves are kept in the cargo hold of the ship chained to the ground. There were guards watching them to make sure they didn’t try and jump over board. Equiano recounts the state of the area the slaves were kept in he states “the air soon became unfit for respiration, from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the…
A common theme among the narratives of Olaudah Equiano and Frederick Douglass, and David Walker’s “Appeal” is the slave’s wretchedness. However, there is a significant difference in the way each of these authors present their own personal perspective, to make the case about and against the slave system.…
Terrence Des Pres thinks human moral sense is an evolutionary survival strategy, and I agree with him.…
The impressions of the people they met were different. Equiano had a horrible encounter with the slave traders on the ship he was on. He mentioned, “Every circumstance I met with, served only to render my state more painful, and heightened my apprehensions,…
Equiano speaks about women in this quote and describes them through specific words such as “uncommonly graceful” “alert” “modest to a degree of bashfulness” all to employ how women acted and behaved…
Both documents confirm this as they establish the terrible confinement of slaves during shipments. This apathetic treatment eventually blossomed into a devastating environment for slaves aboard the ship, however, as described by a slave who observed a “sickness among the slaves, of which many died” stemming from the dense packing of people and subsequent odors (Document #2). In fact, Equiano recounts the preference of death to captivity aboard slave ships, as two sick slaves drowned themselves rather than maintain their status. The only solace Equiano experiences stems from seeing land and realizing a temporary relief from…
If you know of great abolitionists, you may know of the names Frederick Douglass and Olaudah Equiano. These two men went beyond the odds, becoming famous writers even through slavery’s drastic conditions. Looking at their narratives, “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,” and “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African,” we learn how each of them were brought up through the pains of American Slavery. Frederick Douglass was born a slave and a master, quickly taken away from his mother to only know her as a stranger. Equiano, however, was stolen from his native country, forced to face a treacherous expedition to America.…
The autobiography ‘Kidnapped’, by Equiano is his point of view on the journey on slave ships to America. The story shows first hand the conditions on the ship and the treatment he received by the white slave owners. One time that shows just how cruel the owners were, they went fishing, ate the fish that were caught, and then threw the leftovers back into the ocean therefore wasting them.…
Merete is such a warm lady. We had a really wonderful time staying with her for couple of days! She is THE BEST host I've ever stayed with! My mom does not speak English and kinda rejected to learn this new language before. Merete actually tried really hard to persuade her to learn English and now I found that it worked really well! My mom now tries to learn whenever she notices any sign in English as we continue our trip! LOL! THANK YOU, Merete!!! Tell us when you travel to China one…
Many years later Equiano wrote a biography about the treatment of slaves in Virginia. His descriptions of the punishments and humiliations that slaves had to endure were the first published account of an autobiography of an African slave. Equiano’s writings on slavery and its suffering were a factor in the enactment of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. I feel that Equiano was an extraordinary individual who patiently bought his own freedom and became an effective advocate for abolition.…
The use of first person narrative in these two texts helps to emphasis the realness of these stories and how these interactions with their world warped and changed them for better and for worse. Through first person narrative we are able to identify with the text because it is a…
In society, we are often guilty of developing our own story of people based solely on what we see. These speculations and false assumptions are what is known as a “single story”. Purple Hibiscus is an example of overcoming the single story, showing us no matter what personality is on the outside, there is more boiling under the surface. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie delves past her character's single stories, revealing their inner and outer conflicts with themselves and those around them.…
One would think that purchasing your first home would be a very fascinating experience; after all it is one of the most major purchases of your entire life. In America, home ownership ties in with the American Dream and the spirit of working hard to one day earn through hard work a home with a white picket fence. My husband and I felt that it was time for us to reward ourselves for all the hard work we have been putting in over the years by purchasing our first home, which was well overdue. I quickly learned the process of purchasing your first home can be very frustrating and stressful. However, if you survive the home buying process the reward is priceless once you move into your “American Dream.”…