Power and Relationships in Oroonoko
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Since Oroonoko was first published in 1688, critics have tried to tie down the thematic of the narrative. It is often viewed as the first abolitionist text, political allegory, or feminist manifesto. In this polemic, Behn's narrative voice is the often focus of discussion. It would appear that often times the role that the female narrator plays in Oroonoko, overlooking the tension that is created by Behn's choice of narrative voice. This article argues that the narrator plays a crucial role in how we view the relationship between the two main characters in the novel. Moreover, the relationship between Oroonoko and Imoinda is much more subtle and complex than may first be guessed at by the representation in Coramantien; in fact it is only through the mediation of the narrator and the intrusion of mercantile slavery that readers can get a glimpse of the profoundly troubled relationship between this man and woman, which is based upon power and gender structure in society.
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Since Oroonoko was first published in 1688, critics have tried to tie down the thematic of the narrative. It is often viewed as the first abolitionist text, political allegory, or feminist manifesto. In this polemic, Behn's narrative voice is the often focus of discussion. It would appear that often times the role that the female narrator plays in Oroonoko, overlooking the tension that is created by Behn's choice of narrative voice. This article argues that the narrator plays a crucial role in how we view the relationship between the two main characters in the novel. Moreover, the relationship between Oroonoko and Imoinda is much more subtle and complex than may first be guessed at by the representation in Coramantien; in fact it is only through the mediation of the narrator and the intrusion of mercantile slavery that readers can get a glimpse of the profoundly troubled relationship between this man and woman, which is based upon power and gender structure in society.
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