American Literature / Unit 8 AML 0728 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"Benito Cereno"
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The idea
An American captain boards a Spanish ship in distress and fails to see that the enslaved Africans aboard have taken control and are staging the scene for him. Understanding arrives late and all at once.
In practice
A scene staged for one blind man.
Where people slip
The narration is limited to the man being deceived.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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