The-Interesting Narrative

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“The Interesting Narrative” by Olaudah Equiano
“The interesting narrative” by Olaudah Equiano is a story from the perspective of a crew member on the ship. As a crew member, Equiano enjoys the same privileges other crew members of the ship enjoy. The captives in the ship were destined to go to West Indies where they would be enslaved for the better part of their lives (Equiano & Carey 4). Also, they would have been forced labor and work in plantations for long hours. However, Equiano would experience excellent life as opposed to his contemporaries. He would not experience slavery and forced labor like his other colleagues. As a crew member in the ship, he issued orders to be followed by other slaves destined to West Indies.
As other people were being kidnapped and enslaved, Equiano got an excellent opportunity to work on the ship that would transport slaves to West Indies. He never faced violence, grief, and despair as opposed to other people. These issues were faced by the slaves destined to the Americas (Equiano & Carey 14). As a crew member in the ship, Equiano had a remarkable time onboard. Most crewmen died in the cause of their duties in the ship. However, Equiano survived the calamity that faced most of the crew members. He became one of the best friends of the tyrannical captain who advocated for the mistreatment of kidnapped slaves destined for West Indies. As a crew member of the ship, Equi…