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In the quest to end cruel and inhuman treatment of slaves in British colonies, Olaudah Equiano publishes his memoirs of his life as a slave in The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African. Written by Himself. Equiano addresses the audience as a humble Christian man fighting to eliminate the suffering of his countrymen by opening his scares for the world to see. He encourages society to look at him and his countrymen as human being, no as animals. In the narrative, Equiano attempts to show the similarities between his life style in Africa