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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