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7 pages in length. The self/other dichotomy is present in myriad forms throughout literary history, but perhaps nowhere is it better illustrated then within the context of Aphra Behn's Oroonoko and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, two pertinent examples of how the respective authors can uphold the same approach yet do so in quite different ways. Behn seeks to remove herself from other authors of her genre who characterize themselves as social elitists in relation to the sorry, uncivilized masses they deem as being inferior. In this quest, Behn maintains the self/other differentiation by way of infusing the protagonist with the two elements that demarcate precisely the objective she seeks: education and beauty. Swift, by comparison, does much the same to support the self/other dichotomy, however, he accomplishes this by pointing out the flaws that comprise Gulliver's very being. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels, two pertinent examples of how the respective authors can uphold the same approach yet do so in quite different ways. Behn (1997) seeks to remove
herself from other authors of her genre who characterize themselves as social elitists in relation to the sorry, uncivilized masses they deem as being inferior. In this quest, Behn
(1997) maintains the self/other differentiation by way of infusing the protagonist with the two elements that demarcate precisely the objective she seeks: education and beauty. Swift (1999), by comparison,
does much the same to support the self/other dichotomy, however, he accomplishes this by pointing out the flaws that comprise Gullivers very being.
Behns (1997) wisdom in Oroonoko provides a unique insight into the reality of the self/other dichotomy, a contingent concept when addressing greater meanings. The author clearly implies how the
inherent clash between what one wants and what one actually needs derives from the human species flawed understanding and extreme obliviousness toward the everything around him; it is by identifying
and incorporating the self/other dichotomy that Behn (1997) strives to encourage Oroonoko to overcome this critical error, diligently working toward a rectification of virtue and happiness. However, some may
dispute the presumption that the desire to reflect another is at the root of ones disloyalty of self; that people who harbor a significantly stronger character do not imbibe in
such personal infidelity. As a means by which to demonstrate this dichotomy, Behn (1997) becomes an instrumental force behind the element of self/other through instilling Oroonoko with mainstream characteristics.
"While Oroonoko felt all the agonies of love, and suffered under a torment the most painful in the world, the old king was not exempted from his share of
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