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It is possible that the authors wrote this novel as a type of social commentary. The character’s development has focused aesthetically instead of internally. This leaves the reader wondering if the character’s themselves are what’s important or if the characters are simply meant to represent something. The characters are used as a type of cliche; examples for the themes of love and lust. If the author had given more personality to each character, it would be possible this Novel was…

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After reading “The Epistle Dedicatory ” in Oroonoko, I am interested in understanding the premise of the Novel. Behn explains that this story was not written to please the “poet” but to “render [the story] diverting, without the addition of intervention”. This introduction leads me to believe the story has been written with heavy intention set upon the themes and morals within the story. The statement regarding the “poet” leads me to believe that there is meant to be no…

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