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    In a time of violence and revolutions‚ there are a many controversial topics to write about. Voltaire and Olaudah Equiano wrote about many of these topics‚ and put their beliefs into stories. Voltaire and Olaudah Equiano were two very influential writers during the 1700’s. Their ideas and beliefs challenged normal actions of people at the time. These authors came from very different backgrounds. The experiences they faced throughout their lives helped shaped the ideas and beliefs they portrayed in

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    Olaudah Equiano was born in 1745‚ in now what is known as Nigeria‚ but back then was known as the region inhabited by the Igbo people. He was one of 7 children‚ the youngest of 6 boys‚ and he also had one younger sister. Source 1‚ Equiano’s autobiography‚ “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa the African”‚ which tells the story of how he was kidnapped at a young age‚ possibly 11‚ from the Igbo village of Essaka in the region of Benin‚ where he had grown up. From

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    The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano‚ establishes a profound tone within the text‚ writing of truth and an unexaggerated account of Equiano’s life journey. Equiano’s tone of writing is humble. The purpose of the book is not for his own vanity or pride but to capture the power his faith which guided him through slavery until the point of his freedom. As the chapters unfold‚ Equiano establishes an authentic account of his plan to abolish the horrors of slavery by creating physical

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    and one of the best document that really show us the brutality of the transatlantic slave trade. Olaudah Equiano was an African slave from west Africa‚ who is according to the document was kidnapped from his homeland Benin at the age of 10‚ and was sold as slave. After being sold many time in Europe‚ Equiano was shipped to Barbados and then Virginia‚ and then after he gained his freedom‚ Equiano wrote a book solely based on his experience across the atlantic. Equiano’s document tell us many things

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    "The Middle Passage" by Olaudah Equiano “The Middle Passage” from “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano‚ or Gustavus Vassa‚ the African‚ Written by Myself” is a traumatic narrative of the horrors suffered by the Africans slaves of the 18th century‚ which has touched my heart. No human being should ever have to endure what the African slaves and their families endured during slavery and voyage through the “The Middle Passage”. The Middle Passage was called the route of the triangular

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    The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano presented English identity as the epitome of modernity‚ and the mark of cultural maturity. Rather than being a set racial or national identity Equiano portrayed englishness as an achievable goal‚ even for a racially black man. The Narrative intentionally depicted Equiano’s transformation from African boy to Englishman a positive change. Through the portrayal of his life as a struggle to become an Englishman; and his telling of a willing adoption

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    From reading Olaudah Equiano’s The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano‚ or Gustavas Vassa‚ the African you get a true sense of what the world was like in the 1700’s when it came to the slave trades. Equiano‚ along with his sister‚ was taken and put into the slave trade industry at a young age. He was first sold to British slavers around 1756 and continued to make his way around the world as a slave until he was able to buy his freedom. Equiano’s story goes to show that along with

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    The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Review Questions 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. 2) a. What Equiano is saying is that the slave traders were so greedy that they didn’t think about the long term - just about the short term. In this

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    with the whole aspect of abolishing slavery because throughout Equiano’s autobiography I could notice how well he was being treated. For example‚ Equiano as a boy was taken to Guernsey and he said‚ “This woman behaved

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    Autobiography The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano‚ or Gustavus Vassa‚ the African‚ authenticity of his autobiographical account regarding his childhood has been questioned by scholars and historians. Some state that he had only made up his African origin to gain political success whereas others go against that argument. I believe that Equiano’s autobiographical account of his childhood is authentic. Vincent Carretta argues that Equiano had invented his African childhood to gain political

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