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HUM 112 Assignment One (revised)
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HUM 112
Dr. McGeehan
August 15th, 2018
HUM 112 Assignment One
Question One: Author Information and why Work was Written
The writer of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, is the slave himself, Olaudah Equiano. This is an autobiography he wrote in his youth. He wrote this piece to show how the slaves were mistreated at the time and the unorthodox mannerisms the British showed to the slaves. His targeted audience was the “white Britons” which I discovered in a summarized passage of Olaudah’s writing (Vaughn,1). I found it a bit challenging to read, which is why I came across another passage that made it easier to understand.
Note to students: Put in another paragraph with some more details about the author. (Sayre, 2)
Question Two: Summary of Main Ideas
The author has five important points to make in this work. Olaudah’s key views were experiences he went through, first hand. He told of what happened to other slaves on the ship and a story of what happened to one of their men! He wanted them to see how cruel they were, even to their people. All the bad that happened to him at that early age better explained that those were the one who was savages and the ones who were truly ignorant. The British had no boundaries or care in the world for any others; just plain brutal. (Equiano,3)
Olaudah being sold into slavery within Africa was nothing compared to what was to come when being taken to America. He was kidnapped and had no one to turn to, but he would have rather stayed in Africa where it was more civilized to him until he was brought to England. Though slavery was hard and scary to him as a child, it helped him become educated and have a voice. Some people thought Africans could not learn the common way to think or write, but Olaudah was thought different. He showed how a slave could be educated and have thoughts of his own. I believe that is something that was considered heavily when the abolitionists came to set things straight. (Equiano,3)
Question Three: Writing Style and Audience
Olaudah’s narrative had effectiveness on his audience because of how detailed his story is. As he mentioned, when they punished their men in the same manner, it probably awakened them, now seeing that life does not need to be so vulgar. Nothing in life needs to be this terrifying to endure, no matter what race you are or your religion. All people are created equal, and everyone should have the option of where they would like to go and what they would like to do. (Equiano,3)
Note to students: Put in another paragraph with some more details about the words and types of sentences the author uses. Look at the textbook (Sayre, 2)
Question Four: Impact and Relevance of Work Today
The reading impacted me because I could never imagine being in a situation like this. Whenever I think of slavery, I thank God I wasn’t born in that time. I would be terrified but also a fighter until my death. I would kill as many people as I could because no one will ever have this kind of power over me. It is very relevant to my everyday life both professionally and personally because, without people like Olaudah, I would not be in a very good place. Thankfully the abolitionists made it possible to end slavery and have most people look at each person with respect. Note to students: No citation really needed in this paragraph unless you quote or take from a source
Sources
1. Vaughan, V.E. (2013) “white Britons” Analysis: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. Salem Press Encyclopedia.
2. Henry Sayre (2015) The humanities: Culture, continuity and change, Volume 2 (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education
3. Equiano’s Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789.
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