ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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LITERATURE QUESTIONS

CULTURAL AND LITERARY (18TH 19TH) CENTURIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does this quotation from Behn’s Oroonoko most suggest its status as an early novel: “I do not pretend, in giving you the history of this Royal Slave, to entertain my reader with adventures of a feigned hero, whose life and fortunes fancy may manage at the poet’s pleasure.”
A
It focuses on a royal hero.
B
It denies being imagined in favor of claims of realism.
C
It focuses on adventures.
D
It connects to poetry.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Oroonoko thus seems to have replaced his uncertain status in the colony and developed a position against slavery. As the leader of the slaves, he argues that no man, woman, or child should ever be enslaved, and that the slaves should unite to become a free and supportive community.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oroonoko’s Revolt Quotes And why, ” said he, my dear friends and fellow-sufferers, should we be slaves to an unknown people? Have they vanquished us nobly in fight? Have they won us in honorable battle? And are we by the chance of war become their slaves?

Detailed explanation-3: -After Oroonoko takes her virginity, the King of Coramantien sells her into slavery. Imoinda and Oroonoko eventually end up on the same plantation, marry, and have children.

Detailed explanation-4: -Although Oroonoko is against slavery, Behn’s racist views are seen throughout her writing. Although Oroonoko is beloved by the rest of the characters, he is the only slave to be treated so.

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