The Life of Olaudah Equiano

Equiano describes an incident in which the white sailors catch some fish, eat their fill, and then toss the uneaten fish back into the sea, instead of offering them as food for the starving Africans. Those Africans who tried to get some of the discarded f

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Equiano describes an incident in which the white sailors catch some fish, eat their fill, and then toss the uneaten fish back into the sea, instead of offering them as food for the starving Africans. Those Africans who tried to get some of the discarded fish were flogged. Why do you think the sailors acted this way?What does it say not only about how they felt about a resource such as food but also how they felt about the Africans on board? Your response should be at least 150 words.