life and his family, especially his mother. One day, when the family went out to work, they left Olaudah and his sister to watch the house because they were still too young to work like the others. Out of nowhere, two men and a woman broke in and carried them off into the woods. Their lives as of then would consist of working everyday and providing for themselves. They understand how the extremely poor children in their society had to live since the day they learned to walk. This document shows the perspective from a slave themselves instead of from the elites or the people watching them from afar. Another document from a captured slave in a different area or society would help to compare the work styles and the responsibilities to live on your own. This proves that children were degraded because stealing them wasn’t thought of as such a big problem; it was like stealing an object or an animal. A child’s education and economic and social status depended on the rank of their family in their society. The regional/cultural differences in these documents show the work and social class divisions and how they vary from region to region. Also, different cultures may view children more highly and think of them as a blessing rather than extra workers. Between 1450-1750 in diverse regions such as Boston, Japan, and London, children’s education and economic and social status were centered on the social level of their family. Views’ on children were definitely degraded between