One way Edna's behavior changes throughout the novel is with her struggle for her own happiness while trying to live up to expectations of society. ... Even further into a story, it is clear that Edna has focused her intentions on herself by abandoning her obligations as a married woman. ... One that is not shaped by expectations given to her but by her own free will and choices. ... Art is shown to be a great element in the novel, it represents the way Edna grows as an individual and seeks her own choice. ... She finally realized that being in the mindset of living up to expectations of ...

• Word Count: 1575
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Behn's tragic love story chronicles the life of an African prince who is captured and transported to a sugarcane plantation as a slave on the British colony of Surinam. ... Oroonoko claims to be a true story based on Behn's experiences in Surinam. She begins the novel by stating that she is an "eye-witness" and that the story is not a work of fiction [ CITATION Ken l 1033 ]. ... The play opens with three female characters whose stories dominate the play throughout, each striving to break from their prescribed outcomes. ... Throughout the plot, these three women abandon thei...

• Word Count: 2238
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate