The book which is entitled The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African by Olaudah Equiano draws spiritual references from the autobiographies of many other well-known literary figures. Both Benjamin Franklin and Equiano were working on their respective autobiographies around the same period of time.
One of the most famous literary critics, whose name is Angelo Costanzo, has mentioned in his critique that both Equiano and Franklin portray themselves as the picaro figure in their autobiographies. Both of them also make use of a brand of humour that is termed as the self-ironic brand of humour in their writings.
Another important similarity between the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and the book which is entitled The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African by Olaudah Equiano is that both the writers, namely Franklin and Equiano, portray themselves as men who are self-made.
One of the most famous literary critics, whose name is Angelo Costanzo, has mentioned in his critique that both Equiano and Franklin portray themselves as the picaro figure in their autobiographies. Both of them also make use of a brand of humour that is termed as the self-ironic brand of humour in their writings.
Another important similarity between the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and the book which is entitled The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African by Olaudah Equiano is that both the writers, namely Franklin and Equiano, portray themselves as men who are self-made.
