Autobiography Of Equiano

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Being born to an African Chief, the youngest of seven other siblings I believe, Equiano had only one sister. Both he and his sister were abducted together at a very young age. So it begins: He was lifted and carried through and away from his family and on to what would be his journey away from home, never to return. It started from village to village and place to shore, separated from his sister for some time. They were reunited for a short time only to be separated again, this time for good. Simple, yet very vivid memories came from Equiano recalling and talking about how he was kidnapped, and very soon after, sold to a Naval Officer. Being so young, his eyes were quickly and obviously opened up to…show more content…
Being on a ship as more or less a personal servant to the ship captain, Pascal, Equiano became very knowledgeable of what to do at sea. He performed duties all over the vessel, from loading and unloading and keeping watch, to sometimes steering and reporting directly to the captain. He came to be known as Oustavas Vassa on this…show more content…
Delivering products and goods all over the world for little or no reward was frustrating to read about, but Equiano would not give up in his quest to gain his freedom. Forty pounds sterling was all that was needed for this man to buy his freedom, which on some voyages was close to a months pay. In almost all cases he was not paid all he was owed and sometimes was not paid at all due to being misled and lied to by almost every employer. Being told as a boy that he was a good omen was right on and was showed by the snake crawling between his legs without biting him. Being sold again and again, the promises of being free and once free being questioned and beaten would test that statement and almost cause him to give up, but finding Christ and making his way back to London despite everything would once again show that he was a good omen to be true. Being a pioneer, as I see it, he sure took enough chances with his voyages alone and joining Captain Irving on his Polar expedition was enough for me to say he was an adventure junkie. The few key parts to me reading this book were his observations. Seeing the white man catch enough fish to keep them fed, yet throwing them back and
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