Oroonoko

Running Head : OROONOKO

Analysis of Oroonoko

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The story of Oroonoko is about a prince who loved her wife so much that could afford to do everything for her . He is also a prince with dignity He makes sure that even if he dies , he has his dignity as the prince of Africa . It was hard for him to kill his wife but this is the only way to avoid his son from be slave . Her wife Imoinda agreed with him and let him kill her

with dignity . It was a story of fighting for love and dignity along with some aspects of discrimination , social status , social symbol , masculinity , patience , and bravery . All these factors can be seen throughout the whole novel coming out from different characters in the novel

The setting of the story was during the invasion of British colony to South America . The narrator of the story is an English woman who soon encountered Prince Oroonoko and his wife Imoinda during its captivity Oroonoko is an African Prince while Imoinda is the daughter of the King who died by saving Oroonoko . Both Imoinda and Oroonoko have mutual feelings from one another . They thought that they would become happy but it was the grandfather of Oroonoko divides their path to happiness because Oroonoko 's grandmother was also in loved with Imoinda , because he was a king , he gives Imoinda a royal veil , which she could not refuse that is why she became the wife of the king . In avoidance to Oroonoko the king enslaved Imoinda to royal seraglio . Here , only the king could visit Imoinda . Oroonoko find a way to free Imoinda so he makes love to one of the senior wives of the king . The king saw Oroonoko , which made him flee outside Africa . After Oroonoko 's escape , the king died and let Imoinda free . Because Oroonoko is black even if he was a king , he was sold as a slave but for the reason that he was intelligent and his social status in Africa is king , he did not work like other slaves . One day , while walking , he saw Imoinda once again and their love for one another brought the back together . They get married and Imoinda get pregnant . Oroonoko was very happy with the news but he was ashamed that his child might become slave even if the leaders of the British colony told him that he and his family will be freed and can go back to Africa That is why he killed her wife and promised to take revenge on the leaders of the British colony and soon will kill himself to follow his wife . After he killed his wife , he became confused and in distress that made him weak and could not be able to take his revenge . Because of his weaknesses , Byam the leader of British captured him and killed him by cutting his nose , his ears , and quartered his body before they disposed him

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