context 1775, just 14 years before writing his life story Equiano bought slaves to work on his Central American plantation. He e
xplained his actions by saying he did what he could "to comfort the poor creatures, and render their condition easy." Do you find this explanation consistent with the views of slavery put forth in The Interesting Narrative? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer
Equiano's explanation is consistent with the views presented in "The Interesting Narrative."
"The Interesting Narrative" is the book written by Olaudah Equiano, where he shows his views on being Nigerian and on the enslavement of Africans by European nations and Africans themselves.
When reading this book, we can see that:
Equiano shows how slaves in Nigeria are seen as human beings and worthy of respect.
Slavery made in African nations such as Nigeria is not such an oppressive and violent system.
He owns slaves himself and these slaves are people who have a job, shelter, and food. This improves the lives of many of them.
This is completely different from the African slave system in Europe.
Europeans see Africans as inferior and filthy, inhuman creatures.
This makes slavery in Europe a violent, criminal and cruel system.
All these concepts are presented in "The Interesting Narrative," which shows that the notion of slavery between Africans and Europeans is very different and has very different impacts on the lives of enslaved people.
