The interesting narratives of the life of Olaudah Equiano, gives us a look into one mans life from freedom to capture to becoming a slave and the aftermath. Just imagine a violent chaotic tornado swopping down into your village brutally capturing your neighbors, your friends, even your family, and then eventually you by any means necessary. It’s not realized right away but at this point you’ve lost everything anything that you owned, your loved ones, and even your bare minimum basic human rights are stripped away from you, and the process of breaking you down to nothing begins. I believe that Equiano experienced a vast range of emotions from sadness to anger, and wonder to shame. A select few emotions like fear, agony, and sorrow stood out as bold ones that seemed to be felt more constant and dominant in the Equiano.
I like how you are making us (the readers) get a feel of what Equiano was experiencing. I like how you listed some dominant emotions. But what you should do Matthew, is quote some of Equiano's text so we see behind those emotions that stood out. :)
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