Frederick Douglass’s narrative is noted as one of the most significant slave narratives in American history. We have read one slave narrative before this point, however: Olaudah Equiano’s Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavas Vassa, the African.
What is one significant similarity that you see between these two slave narratives? Why is that similarity important in understanding the role of slave narratives in American literature and history at this time?
What is one significant difference between the two slave narratives? Why is that difference significant?