Read the passages, and then write two to three sentences comparing the authors’ approaches and purposes. Cite specific evidence from the texts to support your claims.
Sancho takes a personal and grateful approach, describing how he gained literacy through “unwearied application” and calling the latter part of his life “truly fortunate.” Cugoano uses a more forceful approach to condemn slavery, calling it “horrid brutal slavery” and explaining that he wanted to learn after seeing others read and write. Sancho’s purpose is mainly to share his experience and express gratitude, while Cugoano’s purpose is to expose slavery’s cruelty and oppose the slave trade.
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