Olaudah Equiano

Vocabulary/find the definitions:
pestilential- adjective producing or tending to produce pestilence.
avarice-noun insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
inhabitants-noun One that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident
apprehension-noun anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil.
clamour-noun a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people



Cooperative Learning:
What aspect of the conditions aboard ship does the protagonist stress in this account?
The Conditions of the ship were deadly. They were under a deck, that was contaminated, sickness spread amongst because of contamination.

Cite two examples of the slave traders’ cruelty to slaves.
What might have motivated the trader’s behavior toward their human cargo? Explain.
Two examples of the slave traders cruelty is that they made then go through hunger, or get hit with a whip.

For what crimes were slaves punished? And what was the punishment?
They Slaves were punished when they tried to get food, because most slaves have rather throw themselves of the ship then die of hunger. As their punishment they were drowned, of hit with a whip.
Critical Thinking Questions:

Interpret: Why does Equiano blame the illness aboard the ship on the “improvident avarice” of the traders?
Eqiano blamed the illness aboard because traders didn't care about what they slaves went through they just wanted to get as much slaves as they could. They cared more about how much money they would receive so thats why they stacked them as if nothing not caring about the emotional and physical affects.

Support from the text: How can you tell that Equiano has a great zest for life despite his assertion that he wanted to die?
Equiano has a great enjoyment for life because he had never seen most of the things he saw, after he was taking out the ship. For example when he saw the houses he quotes "What struck me first was that the houses were built with stories." The things Equiano saw where things he hadn't see. "I was still more astonished on seeing people on horseback" he saw horse, houses, etc. which amazed him.