on me than any of the other stories. Equiano plays on people’s sentiments and morals by using rhetorical devices: ethos and pathos. His story appeals to me because I cannot conceive what it would be like to be persecuted and enslaved just because of the color of one’s skin‚ a trait that they cannot help. Because of the well-executed practice of rhetorical devices‚ I can imagine the trip of the Middle Passage‚ aboard the ship myself. The author‚ Olaudah Equiano‚ uses logos: vivid imagery and good
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Treachery of thy Forest Mary Rowlandson (1636-1711) a puritan women‚ held as a prisoner by the Native Americans and forced to travel‚ “some 150 miles‚ from Lancaster to Menamaset then north to Northfield and across the Connecticut river.”(10) was not a writer however had her book‚ A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson published. The book was released for the‚ “public at the earnest desire of some friends‚ and for the benefit of the afflicted”(5-6) and Young Goodman
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to the Colonial Period. Olaudah Equiano‚ or Gustavus Vassa‚ the son of a chief‚ was born around 1745. Equiano lived in Essaka‚ a Nigerian village. At age 11‚ Olaudah and his sister was kidnapped and brought to the new world. During the time spent on the ship‚ Olaudah witnessed rape and mutilation. He even witnessed someone being severely beaten until his or her bones were broken. Sold into slavery at such a young age in present-day Virginia to a planter‚ Equiano was later bought by a British naval
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While reading about Equiano Olaudah and what he had been through really helped me understand how strong and smart he was‚ and in the end he represented Africans and make them proud because back then I’m sure it was hard for Africans to show people/whites who they are and what they are capable of‚ and Equiano showed people that Africans are more than just slaves. He represented Africans by his desire for freedom while he was in slavery‚ also his desire to educate himself while he was in slavery‚ another
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Olaudah Equiano If Olaudah Equiano was born in South Carolina rather than Africa‚ then it would put his entire book into question whether the majority of his story is a lie or not. There is some evidence in his book that would make one question why Olaudah Equiano did some of his actions‚ but there are also reasons for what he did. If it is true that he was born in South Carolina‚ then‚ to a historian‚ this book is unreliable‚ and one can only trust parts of the book that coincide with more
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Equiano Equiano‚ as far as slaves go‚ was very lucky. Very few slaves of that time were treated as kindly as Equiano and throughout his years of enslavement he continually got passed from one kind master to another kind master. Equiano ’s continued good fortune can be traced to two good fortunes. The first would be being too young to get sold saving him from the likely fate of becoming a west indies plantation slave. The second lucky instance was having Captain Pascal spot Equiano and like him
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Olaudah Equiano The slave trade‚ yet horrific in it’s inhumanity‚ became an important aspect of the world’s economy during the eighteenth century. During a time when thousands of Africans were being traded for currency‚ Olaudah Equiano became one of countless children kidnapped and sold on the black market as a slave. Slavery existed centuries before the birth of Equiano (1745)‚ but strengthened drastically due to an increasing demand for labor in the developing western hemisphere‚ especially
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Assignment #1 “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789)” by Olaudah Equiano 1. Author is Olaudah Equiano‚ he was born in Essaka‚ Benin Empire(1745). His ethnicity is Igbo‚ his occupations are writer‚ merchant‚ explorer. 2. Document was published in 1789. 3. It is an autobiography. 4. It was written during the era of slave trades‚ and it mainly focuses on the African slave’s journey from Africa to the Americas‚ and England. 5. It reflects the author’s point of view
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generation to generation or the documentations in historical books‚ the history of the twelve million African slaves that traveled the “Middle Passage” in miserable conditions would not exist. Olaudah Equiano contributes to this horrid history with The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. Through this narrative‚ the appalling personal experience of each slave is depicted. He accomplishes his rhetorical purpose of informing the world of the slave experience in this narrative. His use
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Comparing and Contrasting: Rowlandson‚ Bradford‚ and Equiano A major element in the narratives of Mary Rowlandson and William Bradford was the presence of God. He is constantly cited as the reason for an event or thanked for a good fortune. God had such an influence on these writings because the writers were Puritans‚ who saw God in everything. They believed their lives were works of God and often kept diaries so they could document their days. In Mary’s narrative‚ we see a personal connection between
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