When the Europeans came to America in the 18th century, they brought along people from Africa, who they believed were genetically inferior. Both wrote and made notes of events that had happened in each other’s lives. Their experiences were horrible and deplorable, and the few who had learned to write, wrote stories talking about their experiences. The stories: “The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano” and “On being brought from Africa to America” are both great examples of of Africans who had learned to read and write and spoke of their experiences. As shown by the stories of Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Wheatley, while the Africans were believed to be genetically inferior by the white men, both Equiano and Wheatley were able to an acquire an education, and inspire change using their own stories, knowledge and experiences. …show more content…
He used extremely descriptive words in order to show how deplorable and disgusting the conditions on the ship were. For example, in the sixth paragraph, Equiano writes: “This wretched situation was again aggravated by the galling of the chains, now become insupportable; and the filth of the necessary tubs, into which the children often fell, and were almost suffocated. The shrieks of the women, the groans of the dying rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable.” In this quote, Equiano writes about the deplorable conditions of the slave ship, and where they lived for months. Equiano also mentions the children, who were also forced to live in these conditions despite their young age. Equiano wanted to show how completely disgusting and unbelievable he and his fellow slaves were treated inside of the slave