Although "Benito Cereno" holds a powerful message about slavery, this is not the major idea of the story. ... He has no idea about what Benito has really been through with his partner. ... He also requires repeated incentives of evil before he will engage in personal alarms or consent to believe that a person is bad. ... "Benito Cereno" is told in third-person narrative form. ...

• Word Count: 927
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School