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Literary Analysis: Slave Narratives
A s+a'e &arrati'e is a& aut(bi(grap$i-a+ a--(u&t (f +ife as a s+a'e. *fte& .ritte& t( e/p(se
t$e $(rr(rs (f $uma& b(&dage, it d(-ume&ts a s+a'e0s e/perie&-es fr(m $is (r $er (.& p(i&t (f
'ie.. T$e se+e-ti(& fr(m ,quia&(0s &arrati'e pr('ides a& espe-ia++y grim des-ripti(& (f t$e +(&g
'(yage fr(m Afri-a t( 1arbad(s t$at ,quia&( .as f(r-ed t( e&dure .$e& $e .as (&+y e+e'e&
years (+d.
Am(&g t$e i&dig&ities t$at ,quia&( put up .it$ .$i+e a s+a'e .as t$e u&.e+-(med -$a&gi&g
(f $is &ame. !uri&g $is +ifetime, ,quia&( .as 2&(.& by t$ree differe&t &ames. 3is Afri-a&
&ame .as *+auda$ ,quia&(. 3is Ameri-a& master fr(m 4irgi&ia de-ided t( -$a&ge ,quia&(0s
&ame t( 5a-(b. A s$(rt time +ater, a& ,&g+is$ mer-$a&t pur-$ased 65a-(b,7 t((2 $im t(
,&g+a&d, a&d re&amed $im agai&.
DIRECTIONS: Read the following excerpt from Equianos autobiography. Then answer the
questions on the lines provided.
S(me (f t$e pe(p+e (f t$e s$ip used t( te++ me t$ey .ere g(i&g t( -arry me ba-2 t( my (.& -(u&try
a&d t$is made me 'ery $appy. % .as quite re8(i-ed at t$e s(u&d (f g(i&g ba-2, a&d t$(ug$t if %
s$(u+d get $(me .$at .(&ders % s$(u+d $a'e t( te++. 1ut % .as reser'ed f(r a&(t$er fate a&d .as
s((& u&de-ei'ed .$e& .e -(me .it$i& sig$t (f t$e ,&g+is$ -(ast. 9$i+e % .as (& b(ard t$is s$ip, my
-aptai& a&d master &amed me :usta'us 4assa. % at t$at time bega& t( u&dersta&d $im a +itt+e, a&d
refused t( be -a++ed s(, a&d t(+d $im as .e++ as % -(u+d t$at % .(u+d be -a++ed 5a-(b; but $e said %
s$(u+d &(t, a&d sti++ -a++ed me :usta'us; a&d .$e& % refused t( a&s.er t( my &e. &ame, .$i-$ at
first % did, it gai&ed me ma&y a -uff; s( at +e&gt$ % submitted a&d .as (b+iged t( bear t$e prese&t
&ame, by .$i-$ % $a'e bee& 2&(.& e'er si&-e.
1. S+a'e &arrati'es -(&tai& 'i'id a--(u&ts (f (ppressi(&. 9$at e/amp+es (f (ppressi(& appear
i& t$e passage ab('e< Pr(mises ab(ut -arryi&g ,quia&( ba-2 t( $is -(u&try. 6Pe(p+e (f t$e s$ip used t( te++ me t$ey
.ere g(i&g t( -arry me ba-2 t( my (.& -(u&trya&d t$is made me 'ery $appy7 %t gi'es pers(& fa2e $(pe.
2. %& .$at .ay .as ,quia&(0s resp(&se t( t$e -$a&ge i& $is &ame differe&t fr(m $is resp(&se t(
t$e (ppressi(& $e suffered (& $is '(yage fr(m Afri-a< 3(. d( y(u a--(u&t f(r t$e differe&-e<
,quia&( .as mu-$ $appier t( $ear t$at $e .i++ be g(i&g $(me, t$a& t( $ear $im bei&g -a++ed i& a differe&t &ame.
1eati&gs $urts (& t$e (utside, but p$ysi-a+ a-ti(&s +i2e bei&g -a++ed by a &e. &ame $urts &( t$e i&side.
3. 9$y mig$t ,quia&( $a'e as2ed t$e -aptai& t( -a++ $im 5a-(b rat$er t$a& *+auda$<
5a-(b is easier t( pr(&(u&-e t$a& *+auda$. Maybe -aptai& .as&0t ab+e t( pr(&(u&-e *+auda$0s &ame a&d -a++ed $im
impr(per+y.

=. )((2 up :usta'us % i& a& e&-y-+(pedia. T$e& .rite .$( ,quia&( .as &amed after. 9as t$is
&ame a& appr(priate -$(i-e< 9$y<
%t .as&0t. >a++i&g s+a'e by t$e &ame (f t$e 2i&g is -(mp+ete+y disrespe-tfu+ f(r b(t$.
,a-$ is supp(sed t( $a'e $is (r $er (.& &ame.
?&it 2 @es(ur-es: A ati(& %s 1(r&
A Pears(& ,du-ati(&, %&-., pub+is$i&g as Pears(& Pre&ti-e 3a++. A++ rig$ts reser'ed.
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