The Last Chapter of Equiano's Narrative

 I thought it poignant that "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano" concluded with a similar format to the beginning of the book; a series of letters. One thing I noticed while reading this book is how much Equiano liked inserting letters exchanged between himself and other people, often of higher power. I think ending his story with a strong letter gives him final credibility. It's notable that he's writing to the Queen and other important political figures on such a hot topic of the time and I think he wants his readers to acknowledge this.

The ending is also important because it finally gives Equiano a strong argument to leave off on. I feel that throughout the story, I had a hard time tracking Equiano's emotions on slavery. At times it seemed he felt disgusted, while other times he seemed passive to the idea. He seems to finally find his voice when he concludes with a letter urging for the abolishment of the slave trade. His years of first hand experience seeing the treatment of Africans as well as logical reasoning (appealing to his white audience) aiming to prove why it would be the government's best interest to abolish slavery is compelling and a great way to end the novel.