CAS WR 100 Lecture 18: ooronoko notes 3
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Six hundred so-called militia men, a rag tag group of whites, prepare to pursue the fugitives. The (cid:374)a(cid:396)(cid:396)ato(cid:396) (cid:374)otes that (cid:374)o (cid:862)(cid:373)e(cid:374) of fashio(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:396)(cid:374) the(cid:373)sel(cid:448)es (cid:449)ith the affai(cid:396), e(cid:448)e(cid:374) though it could have fatal consequences for the whites. The colonists are apparently divided on the issue of slavery while some may be quiet a(cid:271)olitio(cid:374)ists, (cid:373)ost of caesa(cid:396)"s f(cid:396)ie(cid:374)ds hold a(cid:374) i(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:374)siste(cid:374)t (cid:448)ie(cid:449) of sla(cid:448)e(cid:396)y, (cid:271)elie(cid:448)i(cid:374)g that caesa(cid:396) should be free, but slavery itself is permissible. Racism theme icon betrayal theme icon freedom and slavery theme icon. Deputy governor byam, the leader of the parhamites, leads a band carrying whips, rusted guns (for show), and clubs into the jungle after caesar. The narrator thinks byam is a detestable person. He is the only leader who wants to use violence against caesar, though he has before pretended to befriend him. Trefry also joins the group to act as a mediator.
