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How does The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano differ from The Diary of Samuel Pepys?

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Answer: While Pepy’s work is presented as autobiography, it is less of a formal narrative that The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. Pepy’s writing isn’t as formal or coherent and serves more as a record than as a narrative. Although both account for events that affected both men personally, Equiano describes his experience more emotionally because it changes the course of his life to become a free man. Pepy’s on the other hand, provides an account of the historical event of the Great Fire of London, which affected a large population of people at once.

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Olaudah Equiano and Samuel Pepys had very different lives so for Equiano his experiences were far more exciting than those of Pepys. The Diary of Samuel Pepys has simple notes of his day to day routines with women and his political agenda. On the other hand Equiano's narrative was more about his experience as a slave.

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