The photograph is showing the horrible and tragic decision of slave owners; this is evident by the children who are signing papers. It is obvious that the children are not 18 there fore they are not considered adults (at least in the US). The man holding the telescope is locking the view from others. He is blocking the view of the bright water, and the people in the island. There are also people on the floor their clothes looks very dirty and toen however, they are not being used as slaves. I believe the picture is sending the message to others that says something along the live son how different and beautiful the world would be if everyone was free. I believe this is due to the fact that the illustrated imagine shows a not so pretty side therefore it makes the viewer imagine what the world would be like if it were the opposite way.
This can be a reason why some agree it is anti slavery and others agree that it is pro-slavery. It can make many aware of the situations that are happening, not just adult suffer but also children. If they see someone older doing something then they will do the same thing even if it is a bad decision. In this picture we see different kinds of people and they are all either in the boat or outside of it. Similar to howl people have the same options of accomplishing things but not all of them can due to the lack of resources.
In Equiano’s narritve he rferres to his slaves as “poor slaves” (193) this is very horrible for him to say as he should support them not degrade them.
-Luz Zepeda
English Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century (1660-1837) Gone Global 
I think the most important point in your blog is: “I believe this is due to the fact that the illustrated imagine shows a not so pretty side therefore it makes the viewer imagine what the world would be like if it were the opposite way.” It seems here like you’re talking about perspective, however in other areas of your blog there is the discussion of consent and degradation. I think your blog would have had a stronger focus if you had just focused on this idea of perspective. (Side note: I’m not sure that the age of consent for petitions would have been 18 years old at that time. This is a good example of how our own perspective can alter the way in which we view an image set in a historical context)
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your main argument here seems to be based on the content of the cartoon, “The photograph is showing the horrible and tragic decision of slave owners”. While the main point is well detailed, you should probably read more on Equiano because the few sentences that mention him appear to be hasty generalizations. I believe that if you do more research on Equiano, and possibly look at what you’ve already read more closely, you might have a change in thought about his ideas.
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The most original idea in your blogpost is “I believe this is due to the fact that the illustrated imagine shows a not so pretty side therefore it makes the viewer imagine what the world would be like if it were the opposite way.” To improve this post I suggest you expand more on the connections between Equiano and his views on slavery and the pictures views on slavery.
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Tying the image in with the innocence of youth is can effectively hook a reader. Make sure to read the blog post after typing as there are some grammatical errors. 🙂
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