The start of the Romantic period was an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that began towards the end of the 18th century.  Romantics began to develop a better relationship with nature.  Nature was looked at in a new light during the Romantic era.  Many romantics tended to see nature as something pure and uncorrupted.  The … Continue reading Romanticism and Mice

Equiano’s narrative started out as an extremely devastating account of his life, however by the end he was able to turn it into an encouraging and inspirational story representing himself and his culture.  Equiano’s life narrative combines several different genres, which was something that I found very interesting.  Those genres were; a captivity narrative, a … Continue reading Equiano