Benito Cereno

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Themes

All Themes Racism and Prejudice Morality vs. Self-Righteousness Violence and Slavery Leadership and Authority

Characters

All Characters Captain Amasa Delano Don Benito Cereno Babo Atufal Alexandro Aranda Francesco The Hatchet-Polishers (Ashantee Men) The Oakum-Pickers

Symbols

All Symbols Monks and Monasteries The Knot Flags

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allusions Flashbacks Genre Idioms Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Unreliable Narrator

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Benito Cereno

by Herman Melville

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Introduction Intro

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Summary & Analysis Summary

All Themes
Racism and Prejudice
Morality vs. Self-Righteousness
Violence and Slavery
Leadership and Authority

All Characters
Captain Amasa Delano
Don Benito Cereno
Babo
Atufal
Alexandro Aranda
Francesco
The Hatchet-Polishers (Ashantee Men)
The Oakum-Pickers

All Symbols
Monks and Monasteries
The Knot
Flags

All Literary Devices
Allusions
Flashbacks
Genre
Idioms
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator

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