"Oroonoko" is a work of fiction by Aphra Behn, published in 1688. ... Upon arriving at the plantation, Oroonoko was immediately seen by the slaves as a king and they soon began to worship him (Behn, p. 941). ... " (Behn, p. 1129) Behn's depiction of Surinam as a good and holy place, reinforces the ideology that Oroonoko's tale was a reconstruction of Christian scripture. ... [paying] him even divine homage" (Behn, p. 1126) from the other slaves. ... Deception and betrayal leads to destruction as shown in the novel when the slaves left Oroonoko to revolt all by himself (Behn...

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Aphra Behn's genre-blending tale "Oroonoko" melds travel narrative with fictional biography to tell the story of Prince Oroonoko, "the royal slave. ... Indeed, Behn measures and praises Oroonoko's masculinity only in terms of these parallels. ... Behn introduces us to Oroonoko as an African warrior-prince in possession of unusually Caucasian physical traits. ... Behn partially attributes Oroonoko's "humanity " to this tutelage. ... From these details it becomes apparent that Behn's delight in Oroonoko stems from his European trappings. ...

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James II, the successor, was on the throne when Aphra Behn's book Oroonoko was published. ... She also shows the inherent nobility of Oroonoko: "and who-ever had heard him speak [ ] would have confess"d that Oroonoko was capable even of reigning well and of governing wisely [as a white men]" (Behn 14). Behn implies that Oroonoko and the king are both natural nobles, and the world has no notion of the value of nobility and so destroys them. ... In Behn's book Oroonoko is a foil to the corrupt European society. ... Behn does implicitly condemn the way that Oroonoko was sold into slaver...

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Many anti-slave groups ensured that Oroonoko remained in print throughout the 18th and the early 19th century. Due to this, it could be assumed that Alpha Behn is against slavery. ... I think that I began to get this impression from the beginning, the description of Oroonoko. Behn described him more like a dark roman than an African. ... I believe that Behn is attempting to show that these slaves are not so different than the Europeans, though in skin pigmentation. ...

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It is believed that during this time, Behn gathered the inspiration and resources necessary to write Oroonoko, or the Royal Slave, which is supposedly the true story of an African prince who is enslaved and brought to Surinam. ... Oroonoko, or the Royal Slave continues to be Behn's most widely read and highly regarded work, upholding both historical and societal significance. ... Oroonoko claims to be a true story based on Behn's experiences in Surinam. ... As readers progress, they find that Behn continuously rejects the notion of a democratic society or equal authority by intenti...

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Oroonoko, "The Royal Slave", was written by Aphra Behn to counter some of the negative images that people have of blacks. Aphra Behn is a female writer from 1688, which is a good period of time after the slave trade begun. ... Oroonoko has social class, and fancy dress. ... Another strange thing is the way that Oroonoko did not do any work. Oroonoko was not a real accurate representation of the average slave. ...

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Aphra Behn, herself, grew up in troubled times. ... Aphra Behn was a visionary who liked to see herself as independent. ... Oroonoko: or The Royal Slave is the story of an African prince taken into slavery. ... From the beginning, Oroonoko is set apart from the normal slave. ... Treffey lead Oroonoko on with a lie that promises his and his family's freedom (Behn 2209). ...

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• Grade Level: High School