Read the excerpt and answer the question. Night, too, began to approach, and aggravated all my fears. I had before entertained hopes of getting home,
and had determined when it should be dark to make the attempt; but I was now convinced it was fruitless,
and began to consider that, if possibly I could escape all other animals, I could not those of the human kind;
and that, not knowing the way, I must perish in the woods. Thus was I like the hunted deer -
This excerpt from Equiano's work best illustrates
the dehumanizing experience of slavery
the power of hope and the Christian faith
the untamed wilderness of the American south
the brutality with which man treats his fellow man

"why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? why will you destroy us who supply you with food? what can you get by war? . . we are unarmed, and willing to give you what you ask, if you come in a friendly manner. . i am not so simple as not to know it is better to eat good meat, sleep comfortably, live quietly with my women and children, laugh and be merry with the english, and being their friend, trade for their copper and hatchets, than to run away from them. . take away your guns and swords, the cause of all our jealousy,or you may die in the same manner." - powhatan, father of pocahontas what does this quote from powhatan, father of pocahontas, reveal about his attitude towards the settlers of jamestown? a)he thinks they should try and live in peace because he desires goods to trade.b)he thinks they should leave jamestown or be prepared to be attacked by the native americans.eliminatec)he thinks that the settlers are going to attack first because they fear the native americans are armed.d)he thinks that the settlers will never be able to live in peace with the native americans because they are jealous.