<Li> The journey from slavery to freedom and parallel journey from heathenism to Christianity </Li> <Li> Institutional slavery can raise the master as above man as the slave is forced beneath, both corrupting the master with power and crippling the slave with the lack thereof </Li> <P> Prior to chapter 1, Equiano writes, "An invidious falsehood having appeared in the Oracle of the 25th, and the Star of the 27th of April 1792, with a view to hurt my character, and to discredit and prevent the sale of my Narrative ." Like many literary works written by black people during this time, Equiano's work was discredited as a false presentation of his slavery experience . To combat these accusations, Equiano includes a set of letters written by white people who "knew me when I first arrived in England, and could speak no language but that of Africa ." In his article, Preface to Blackness: Text and Pretext Henry Louis Gates Jr. discusses the use of prefaces by black authors to humanize their being which in turn made their work credible . In this section of the book, Equiano includes this preface to avoid further discrediting . Other notable works with a "preface to blackness" include the poems of Phyllis Wheatley . </P> <P> Equiano's narrative is written in first person as a whole . Prior to beginning his narrative in the first chapter, Equiano includes several letters that identify him as a person . The opening letters explain him as a person and are used to exemplify his character . Before his readers indulge into his narrative, he makes it a priority to ensure that they are aware of his good character . This is a huge key for Equiano as it sets the stage for what is to come in chapter 1 . </P>

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