Historians have pieced together that she was born in Kent in 1640, and she was the second daughter of a barber, Bartholomew Johnson, and a wet nurse, Elizabeth Denham [ CITATION Bio15 l 1033 ]. ... By composing a factual piece of such political intelligence and gruesome portrayals, Aphra Behn allowed people to believe in her words while simultaneously gaining respect from Restoration era audiences. ... As readers progress, they find that Behn continuously rejects the notion of a democratic society or equal authority by intentionally separating Prince Oroonoko from the rest of the slaves. ...

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