Why do you think Equiano frequently compares his tribe, the Ibo, with the ancient Israelites? How might these comparisons be aimed at his book’s primary audience? How do these comparisons help his narrative’s larger purpose?

Modern World
literature volume D

Write 10 sentences
on each Discussion question or more.
1. Why do you think Equiano frequently compares his tribe,
the Ibo, with the ancient Israelites? How might these comparisons be aimed at
his book’s primary audience? How do these comparisons help his narrative’s
larger purpose?

2. Consider Equiano’s
description of his idealized home and the strangeness of Europeans and their
objects. Should we read his narrative as a genuine remembrance, or were his
descriptions meant to stir the emotions of his European audience?

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