Reading, Week 2, Oroonoko

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Aphra Behn was a successful English writer. I say successful because it was a pretty big deal for women to solely survive off their work. She published Oroonko in 1688, it is one of her most popular books.

Summary
Starting off the narrator says that the white colonists in Suriname live with the natives in complete harmony and in a "perfect amity" and they don't command them at all. They instead trat them as equals theat they do trade with and respect them. (201)

 Oroonko is about a prince of a country called Coramantien. He was in the military when he fell in love. Her name was Imoinda, "he was infinitely surpriz'd at the Beauty of this fair Queen of Night, who Face and Person as so exceeding all he had ever beheld, that lovely Modesty she receiv'd him, that softness in her Look and sighs," (206) Was how she was described in the book. He was going to pay her respects when her father died. That's when they fell in love and got married. Then the King decided he wanted Imoinda as his concubine. She stayed faithful to her husband but the King sold her into slavery. Soon after, Oroonoko was kidnapped by an English sea captain and was sold into slavery to a man named Trefry and his name was changed to Caesar.

Themes
Slavery
Love
Racism
Honor

Quotes
"They are extreme modest and bashful, very shy, and nice of being touched" (202)

"His Face was not of the brown rusty Black which most of the nation are, but a perfect Ebony, or polish'd Jett." (205)

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  1. UnknownJanuary 30, 2018 at 11:46 AM

    Sorry everyone! I'm not sure why it got posted three times but this is the correct link!

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