Equiano's mode of slavery is different from Jacobs'. Equainus was taken away from his homeland, Africa. It was part of what is known as the Middle Passage, considered a deadly journey for many slaves who were part of this journey across the Atlantic. After his arrival, he experiences forced labor. Jacobs, born into slavery, had already been born into what was considered the "New America." The way Equiano told his narratives was more chronological with a vivid description of what he faced each day. Jacobs not only told what slavery was like for her, but she also provided more emotion than Equiano. He told stories of others such as the slave Dr. Flint previously owned and the fathering of other slaves' children. Unlike Equiano, he was given the other name of Gustavus Vassa by his master, Jacobs wrote his tale under the name Linda Bendt and changed the names of others in his tale to protect those's reputations. Although Equiano talks about what the woman experienced during slavery, it was Jacobs who provided insight into managing a master's lust and being known only as the property of her master and her master alone. Both authors expressed in their own way that once you fall into slavery, you lose your sense of who you are and the morals you were raised with.