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. While reading this piece of literature, I did get this impression. 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 thought this to be quite curious and a give on what the author's views were. The comparisons to a roman carry out through out this piece of literature, it could even been said that she portrayed him as a roman hero. He has many good virtues in this piece of literature, one of the most important of which is his honor. This is a trait that is not thought Africans have in many pieces of literature. This is why, in these pieces of literature, it is so easy to control these slaves. I believe that Behn is attempting to show that these slaves are not so different than the Europeans, though in skin pigmentation. Another trait that Oroonoko has that can also be thought of in this way is his education, though not a reading education, he seems to be quite knowledgeable. He even shows courage when being tortured to death, not screaming and not giving up easily. I think that Behn is showing these similarities to show that there is no large difference between the Europeans and the Africans and thus it is wrong to enslave them. I believe that this is the reason that so many anti-slavery groups made sure that Oroonoko remained in print as long as it did. .
Then I came across a woman named Aphra Behn. Behn was a pioneer of women's literature. ... In Behn's era women generally did numerous chores around the house. ... Behn's great deal of freedom allowed her to focus on her writing and travel around the world. ... Aphra Behn strictly wrote for money and public acclaim. ...
Aphra Behn is a complicated figure within English theatrical history. ... Aphra Behn's life is marked by much uncertainty. ... Oroonoko claims to be a true story based on Behn's experiences in Surinam. ... Behn believes that certain people are given the right to rule. ... While Behn was writing this play, actresses were beginning to appear on the stage in England ...
"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...
The corruption of noble values are visible in Behn's book. ... In Behn's book Oroonoko is a foil to the corrupt European society. ... Behn indirectly condemns the captain's act: "Some have commended this Act, as brave, in the captain; but I will spare my sense of it [ ]" (Behn 31). ... Behn does implicitly condemn the way that Oroonoko was sold into slavery: "Some have commended this act, as brave [ ] but I will spare my sense of it [ ]" (Behn 31). ... Behn condemns this corruption but not the institution. ...
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. ...
Amazingly this tumultuous and repressive period would spark a new generation of dramatic and comedy writers including William Wycherley, George Farquhar, William Congreve, and Aphra Behn. ... Even Virgina Wolf praises her by saying All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn... for it was she who earned them the right to speak their mind. Today Behns work is heralded as feminist, a strong commentary on womens role in her society and how women were viewed by men during the Restoration period. (Barton, 2) Behn was able to adapt Thomas Killigrews play Thomaso, or the...
NEC holds a small share of the market operating at a tenth the scale of ALPHA. ... The psychographic aspect of the typical ALPHA consumer is somewhat defined. ... ALPHA Audio knows its consumers very well. ... One of ALPHA's major competition is Panasonic. ... Granted the ALPHA Corporation would not and should not jeopardi...
Then, a female writer, Aphra Behn, tells the story of an enslaved African prince. Aphra Behn, herself, grew up in troubled times. ... Aphra Behn was a visionary who liked to see herself as independent. ... (Behn 2215) This passage alone, elicits sympathy for the plight of the slave. ... Aphra Behn and her story brought attention to the plight of the slave. ...
Other alternatives may have certain characteristics that make them untenable, such as being heavily laden with restrictions, or requiring that the community stray from its long-term goals (Behn, 1998, p. 213). ... If there are other viable solutions which are available, public administrators may recommend those alternatives over the best interest in the interest of political expediency (Behn, 1998, p. 214). ... Without this communication, any one individual can inadvertently cause problems with the implementation (Behn, 1998, p. 223). ...
