although terrified, equiano also displays great curiously. relate an incident that reveals his curiosity. what does it reveal about his character?

While being transported on the slave ship, Equiano was mesmerized by the way the ship worked. He believed the workings of the ship were based upon magic, and that the white men who commandee the ship were spirits. This kind of curiosity helped keep his mind off of his circumstances and help to distract him from the horrors of the ship.