OLAUDAH EQUIANO RECALLS THE MIDDLE PASSAGE
7. PART A: How is Equiano's emphasis on the smells
aboard the ship important to the development of his
central ideas?
A ) It suggests that sanitation on the ship was not as
much a priority for the Europeans as was profit.
B ) It implies that the slaves were kept dirty so as to
degrade their sense of self-worth and make
enslavement easier.
C ) It highlights how primitive hygienic standards were
in the 18th century.
D ) It emphasizes the inhumane conditions the slaves
were forced to endure at the hands of European
cruelty.
