Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano Empire Contrast and Contrast Paper
Life in captivity will greatly affect the life of a captive. The types of things that a captive has to endure are horrifying. Olaudah Equiano and Mary Rowlandson can both agree that life in captivity is tough. Equiano and Rowlandson were both pulled from their family and forced into a life neither were expecting. Rowlandson resorted to her faith; whereas, Equiano did all he could to survive. Equiano and Rowlandson were both greatly affected by being taken and held captive. Olaudah Equiano and his sister were taken from their family when the adults were out farming and they were left to take care of the house. The captors took Equiano and his sister to many different places.