Behn's Oroonoka And British Colonialism
Written in 1688, Oroonoko is a
story of an African Prince who is wed to the woman of his dreams and
then captured and sold into slavery. It is also the story of an
aristocratic young woman who 'befriends' the savage. This 5 page paper
argues that Behn represents all the major patterns of structural
differentiation in colonial, or plantation, society, such as ethnic and
cultural status, social class, ownership of property and land, economic
wealth, employment, education and political power in her story. It then
compares Behn's representation with the relationship between Ireland and
Britain during the same time period. No additional sources are listed.
File: D0_KTorooab.wps
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