HISA04H3 Lecture : HISA04 - Week 10.docx
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Hisa04 week 10 november 12, 2012. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavas vassa, the african, Also known as gustavas vassa, michael, and jacob: 1st name parents, 2nd name slave master in england. Born in 1745 (in what is nigeria) He is literally in the language of his masters and adopts certain strategies in presenting his stories. Involved in a scientific expedition to the arctic. Writing a story could give him a sense of authority. A chance to present a sense of memories. To amplify what he had been through: abolition, slavery. A sense of getting at what is the deepest within him. A spiritual memoir, books, first person accounts. Born amongst the igbo in what is now nigeria. Married a women during his first book and his second book. Fought in the seven years war in north america. A new way people conceive the world as a whole.
