An Analysis of ;The Autobiography of Ben Franklin; by Louis P. Masur. and ;The Life of Olaudah Equiano; in ;The Classic Slave Narratives; written by Henry Louis Gate
This paper will be based on "The Autobiography of Ben Franklin" by Louis P. Masur. and "The life of Olaudah Equiano" in "The Classic Slave Narratives" written by Henry Louis Gates and will uncover the lifestyles they led in the times they lived in. One will be based on the life of Ben Franklin in the Mid-Atlantic States and the other the way of life that a slave had to live under in the South. The essence of both men will be compared and contrasted to show how they revealed the nature of their environment and in their understanding of the British dominated worlds that they lived. 5 pgs. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
