LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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to entertain readers with dramatic episodes in his life
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to sway public opinion about slavery
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to contrast life in Africa and life in Barbados
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to provide detailed information on 18th century sea travel
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Detailed explanation-1: -Beyond his personal success, Equiano’s book made a vital contribution to the abolitionist cause. His story refuted many of the racist stereotypes and misconceptions that were prominent at the time as he gave the public an opportunity to see slavery through the eyes of a former slave.
Detailed explanation-2: -His immediate purpose was to influence the British political leaders who were debating the slave trade issue in Parliament in the late 1780s. However, Equiano’s work was read and discussed by numerous religious and humanitarian readers on both sides of the Atlantic.
Detailed explanation-3: -Equiano describes the ocean journey on a slave ship in The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano describes slavery with anger.
Detailed explanation-4: -Later Equiano acquired his freedom, and, in 1789, wrote his widely read autobiography: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African.