Talk:The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

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Additions

I noticed several things I would like add to this article. First, under the section entitled "Reception" I will add how both African Americans and White people perceived his narrative. I will also add how many estimated copies were printed and sold. Lastly, I will create a whole new section for summaries, so it is not mixed in with themes. I will also contribute to the summary section by adding summaries to chapter 3,4,5,6, and 7 because I am most familiar with those. Zem Mitchell (talk) 01:21, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Course Question: Is the article neutral? Evaluation: For the most part, this article was neutral. However, I noticed some more evaluative and analytical author statements in the summary. For example, in discussing Equiano's uncertainty of the clock the original writer said, "this shows just how little he knew about the common technology of the time." Other blanket statements like "values of some sort," were also used in ways that undermined the validity of other groups. The need to address this was part of the reason I selected this article. In making edits, I removed some of the extra language that felt unsubstantiated.

Aside from these semantical issues, the article presented both sides pretty fairly. There was representation and evidence of those whose discredited Equiano's African birth and those who defended it. The reader was merely informed of the facts in this case, and was not led to either conclusion. Tstanek06 (talk) 21:54, 24 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Themes Section

Are these universally accepted "themes" of Equiano's Narrative? Only one includes a citation from Gates--the others do not include any citations. Maybe a citation per each theme should be included, and the section could possibly be expanded? I may try to do this (cite and expand), but am curious about what others might think.

It might also be useful to include a "critical reception" section, which might absorb and expand on the "themes" section. Equiano's Narrative has been and is studied pretty widely. Any thoughts?--Hobomok (talk) 17:46, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]