Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
during our passage, i first saw flying fishes, which surprised me very much; they used frequently to fly across the ship, and many of them fell on the deck. i also now first saw the use of the quadrant; i had often with astonishment seen the mariners make observations with it, and i could not think what it meant. they at last took notice of my surprise; and one of them, willing to increase it, as well as to gratify my curiosity, made me one day look through it. the clouds appeared to me to be land, which disappeared as they passed along. this heightened my wonder; and i was now more persuaded than ever, that i was in another world, and that every thing about me was magic.
in at least 100 words, discuss how equiano’s descriptions in this excerpt makes the other portions of the text that much more affecting.

during our passage, i first saw flying fishes, which surprised me very much; they used frequently to fly across the ship, and many of them fell on the deck. i also now first saw the use of the quadrant; i had often with astonishment seen the mariners make observations with it, and i could not think what it meant. they at last took notice of my surprise; and one of them, willing to increase it, as well as to gratify my curiosity, made me one day look through it. the clouds appeared to me to be land, which disappeared as they passed along. this heightened my wonder; and i was now more persuaded than ever, that i was in another world, and that every thing about me was magic

explanation: kimmymc42

rudy is the nazi ideal, unfortunately for the nazis his ideal comes in the form of jesse the complete opposite of those who embrace the idea of white supremacy. over the course of the novel, rudy learns that he wants nothing to do with the hitler youth, and because of this his parents are forced to make a bargain; rudy's father is forced into the military, so that his son can remain home.   both liesel and hans influence that young man that rudy becomes. following han's example, rudy puts aside his own hunger to risk his life so that the jewish prisoners might have bread to eat.