Why Is Oroonoko Called As A Christ Figure?

The Bible is a collection of scriptures written in B.C. and in A.D. by those called by God to record what was, what then, and what is to come. Christians view the Bible as a divine tool that documents the creation of man, the fall of man, the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the remission of sins and the future to the ending of the world we know of today. Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave is a relatively short novel concerning the Coromantin grandson of an African king, Prince Oroonoko, who falls in love with Imoinda, the daughter of that king's top general. (citation) ultimately Oroonoko kills his wife and unborn child before he’s persecuted. Oroonoko is often referred to as a Christ figure with his dismemberment resembling the crucifixion. In this essay, I will provide evidence from the text to prove why Oroonoko is referred to as a Christ figure.
The death of Jesus Christ was a sacrifice for the sins of mankind and to
As explained by the narrator, Indian warriors battled with one another to become the head general in an impending war. Each attempted to outshine the other by disfiguring himself to an extremer degree: “When he who is first asked, making no reply, cuts off his nose and throws it contemptibly on the ground, and the other does something to himself that he thinks surpasses him…” (Behn 56). Despite the fact that the killer intends to disgrace Oroonoko by removing his genitalia, and after that later, his nose, he in truth glorifies him through the procedure of dismemberment. Through his dismemberment, Oroonoko accomplishes a Christ-like status. First, through the scriptural symbolism in the entry above, additionally in light of the fact that he typically turns into the overall Indian warrior who wins the honor to fight for his people, or in Oroonoko’s case, the slave population in the British