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Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe & Oroonoko Aphra Bahn

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe & Oroonoko Aphra Bahn. Lauren Towne Engl 121-803 December 10 th , 2013. Oroonoko Written in 1688 Female English writer Written in England. Robinson Crusoe Written in 1719 Male English Writer Written in England. Time Period.

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Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe & Oroonoko Aphra Bahn

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  1. Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe&OroonokoAphra Bahn Lauren Towne Engl 121-803 December 10th, 2013

  2. Oroonoko Written in 1688 Female English writer Written in England Robinson Crusoe Written in 1719 Male English Writer Written in England Time Period

  3. England During the Late 1600s through 1700s • Many colonies across the globe • Control of colonies in North America, South America, and Africa • Growing wealth and socio-economic power

  4. Oroonoko Africa (modern day Ghana) South America (Surinam) Robinson Crusoe England Africa South America (Brazil) Remote Island Setting

  5. Themes • Self Awareness • Slavery Both of these themes are apparent in both Oroonoko and Robinson Crusoe

  6. Relationship Between Both Novels • Both written by English authors • Written in similar time periods • Share common settings (Africa and South America) • Robinson Crusoe owns a plantation in Brazil and heads to Africa to purchase slaves • Oroonoko is an African native who is sold into slavery to a plantation in Surinam (South America)

  7. Works Cited • Behn, Aphra. Oroonoko. Ed. Joanna Lipking. New York: W.W. Norton, 1997. Print. • Defoe, Daniel, and N. C. Wyeth. Robinson Crusoe. New York: Scribner, 1983. Print. • Oroonoko. N.d. Photograph. Goodreads.com. Goodreads.com, 7 Apr. 2012. Web. 8 Dec. 2013. <http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/306974146>. • Robinson Crusoe. N.d. Photograph. Www.e-reading.co.uk. E-reading.co.uk. Web. 8 Dec. 2013. <http://www.e-reading.co.uk/bookreader.php/70902/Defoe_-_Robinson_Crusoe.html>.

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