Autobiography- "The Life of Olaudah Equiano"

[Ms. Knarr]

Please read the passage found on pg. 69 of your textbooks.

Be sure not to use questions provided by the textbook, or you will lose credit!

[dylanzaliwski]

1. I think the autobiography shows how Olaudah Equiano had great strength mentally and physically. His story shows how you can stay strong through difficult times and situations. Seeing as he went from nation to nation being sold and shipped as an object and he still stayed strong sends a great message to the reader.

2. I personally did not enjoy the story. The story did bring up a good message and many different emotions, but I myself did not like it. The sad story of Olaudah was not something I could relate to, which is a main reason why I did not like it.

Question 1. What are the author's emotions during his experience?

Question 2. How did being sold into slavery change the author's life?

Question 3. After being taken, does the author show how he misses his home country?

Question 4. How does the author react to his new surroundings?

[bradoconnor]

1)I agree with Dylan in saying that the strength of Olaudah Equiano is unimaginably strong. A normal person who was seen as an object, and was sold and moved from nation to nation would drive themselves mad with anger and sadness, but not Olaudah. He stayed strong through all of his hardships which can represent the African American race as a whole in their strive for equality in America when this autobiography was written.

2) Personally I enjoyed this story because I believe that people other than African Americans can also relate to the story of Oladah because everybody has endured hardships throught his/her life. The protagonist is a great representation of someone who does not give up, and shows how no matter how hard a person's life is eventually it will turn around

3) Answering Dylan's Second Question, Although at the time being sold into slavery made Olaudah's life incredibly sad, I believe that in the long run it has made him stronger as an individual and had prepared him for any future hardship he might endure in the new chapter in his life after slavery.

My Question: If Olaudah was not sold so many times, do you think his life as a slave might have been easier? Why or why not?