In James H. Kavanaugh’s argument on the duality of Captain Amasa Delano and Don Benito Cereno, he argues that through their names, and their face-to-face confrontations with each other, Cereno acts as a mirror to Delano, and when Cereno doesn’t play the role of Delano’s mirror in power and security, he views Cereno as a threat to his own power. However, Cereno doesn’t play a good mirror for Delano in the first place. Contrary to James Kavanaugh’s argument, Cereno doesn’t play a mirror to Delano in the first place, as their names aren’t similar and they don’t act similarly, and every thought Delano has on Cereno being an evil “plotting against Delano’s own power,” he nearly immediately discredits the thought as paranoia and silliness. Although Kavanaugh argues that Delano and Cereno mirror each other in the text, the two characters clearly do not, even if they are meant to. He claims that the names of the two characters, Amasa Delano and Benito Cereno, are similar, yet that’s simply not true. The two names don’t sound similar except for the “no” sound at the end of each name, and the meanings of the names are not remotely similar. “Amasa” is hebrew, and means hardship or burden. …show more content…
“Delano” is of irish origin, and means dark, or of the dark. “Benito” is a spanish name, and means blessed. “Cereno” is from latin, and means tranquil. Blessed things generally aren’t considered to be burdens, and unless a substantial assumption is made, the dark is, in general, not tranquil, especially seen in this story. In the text, the dark is a very ominous thing, especially when contrasted against white, signifying unknown and possibly evil things as seen with the “throngs of dark cowls” and “other dark moving figures,” which seem to be “Black Friars pacing the cloisters” when Delano first sees the ship in the distance (ch 1, pg 2). The dark figures are obviously the slaves who staged a mutiny and took control of the ship, but at that point in the book, they were unknown and eerie figures. Also, the two characters don’t act very similarly; Delano is a strong leader of his ship, while Cereno appears almost too ill and weak-minded to be in charge of his own ship, needing Babo to “assist” him much of the time. The only comparable quality that the two share is that they both captain ships, as far as Delano and the reader think. Whenever Delano suspects Cereno of being an evil being plotting against his power, he nearly immediately disregards the thought as paranoia, considering the state of Cereno and his ship.
In the shaving scene, when Babo cuts Don Benito, and Captain Delano sees Cereno terrified at the sight of his own blood, he ponders the reality of a man who “can’t endure the sight of one little drop” of his own blood, yet “meant to spill all [Delano’s] blood” (ch 3, pg 4). When Delano sees Cereno after having paranoid thoughts, he discredits his own preconceived notions on Cereno, seeing him to be a different man than feared to be. While it may not be immediate, Delano always disregards his paranoid thoughts on the possibility of Cereno being an evil figure in a plot against Delano’s
power. Due to the stark contrast of the characters, Cereno and Delano do not mirror each other very well at all. Also, due to Delano’s dismissal of his own paranoia and fear of Cereno, Cereno doesn’t play the “figure of evil” part very well either, as he shows a different kind of person than Delano fears. So, while Kavanaugh’s argument is interesting, it is not entirely correct, if not blatantly wrong.
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado served as the political liaison for the preliminary exploration. Francisco came from a prominent Salamanca family after the passing of his father and mother he did not inherit the families fortune, this put him in a position to make a shift to New Spain and hopefully chase the dream of making a fortune and becoming rich. At the age of twenty five Francisco arrived in New Spain in 1535, upon his arrival he was introduced and attached to a highly appointed officer Viceroy Mendoza. As time passed he went on to marry a wealthy women named by the name of Dona Beatriz de Estrada, his mother in law gave Francisco a large amount of money that is called “hacienda” which mean he received a large estate or plantation with a dwelling house. Around 1537 Francisco started to make a name for him when a rebellion just outside of México broke out; he successfully put down the rebellion and the following year Mendoza appointed him “regidor” which means a member of a council of municipalities. Then a year later in 1538 at the age of twenty ei...
Explores in the new world came across many perils and have to overcome difficulties to survive and thrive. Explores from all different time periods have defined human civilization and society. From Christopher Columbus to Hernan Cortes, explores from all over the world have set their foot in the Americas. These are the people who defined out America would be shaped and the spheres of influence in America. These adventurers have shown up in a lot of literature for over hundreds of years and are still studied today. Two names in particular who shaped America and can be found in literature are John Smith and William Bradford. These two adventures are some of the original explorers in America and can be credited for defining American life as people
...ce and although they seem similar at the beginning of the drama, they are actually very similar beings by the end.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Dead falls Romaldo Cortez, Brother of Gregorio Cortez, thanks to Sheriff Morris. The day is June 12th of 1901 and Sheriff Morris shows up to Gregorio Cortez’s home. Sheriff Morris along side with Boone Choate (who was supposed to be an expert in the Mexican language) were both in search of a horse thief, start asking questions immediately when they see Gregorio Cortez and Romaldo Cortez. Choate asked Cortez “, did you trade a house with Andres Villarreal?” Cortez answered solidly “No”. Cortez had traded a mare not a horse. As soon as Sheriff Morris heard his response, he told Choate to tell Cortez and his brother that they were going to be arrested. Gregorio asked why but Sheriff Morris misunderstood and shot Romaldo to death. In defense, Cortez shot Sherriff Morris for his brother. Cortez knew that he was going to get into trouble so he decided to flee. (Garcia) Many question if he’s a hero for defending his brother the way he defended him. Many think he is just a rebel for killing a sheriff for no good reason, but Cortez had a reason. Cortez is a hero for the reason that he was brave enough to confront injustices from defending his brother, never giving up, and persisted as long as he could, demonstrating that he had the courage most individuals do not.
Columbus and de las Casas were both explorers of the new world. They both encountered Native Americans and their treatment of them was both similar and different. Columbus viewed the Native American as subhumans. He did not have much respect for the people of the land and treated them as such. In his letter to Luis de Santangel, Columbus says how he took possession of the native’s highnesses by proclamation. He also discloses how no one fought back which then made native Americans seem weak. He also states how he already took Indians aboard with him.At one instance Columbus had a dispute with Spainards and decided to give up Indians as a peace offering. Which he states in the letter to that tey were not his to give
Juan Ponce de Leon is most recognized as the Spanish explorer who discovered Florida. However this was not his only achievement or contribution to the Spanish empire. Prior to discovering Florida he helped fight off the last of the Moors in Granada, he prevented the Indians from attacking the Spaniards in Hispaniola, he served as the first governor of Puerto Rico, discovered other geographical features off of Florida’s coast all while never giving up on his quest for gold or to gain the same recognition as Christopher Columbus.
Why was Cortes with 508 soldiers able to conquer the Aztec Empire with millions of people?
works of literature have tremendous amounts of similarity especially in the characters. Each character is usually unique and symbolizes the quality of a person in the real world. But in both stories, each character was alike, they represented honor, loyalty, chivalry, strength and wisdom. Each character is faced with a difficult decision as well as a journey in which they have to determine how to save their own lives. Both these pieces of literatures are exquisite and extremely interesting in their own ways.
On October 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus landed on unknown territory, however, in his perspective of Earth he thought he made a new route to Asia. He travels throughout the lands, soon, he discovers new forms of inhabitant plants, as well as, indigenous people that were native to those lands. Years later he soon unravels that it was all unaccustomed terrain. The monarchy of Spain also discovers Columbus’s new discoveries, then, they send more explorers to conquer the lands. In 1520, Hernan Cortes goes with the order from Spanish royalty to go to the newly discovered lands to conquer them, also, help expand the Spanish empire. Overall, Columbus and Cortes both reported the new lands they recently discovered back to Spain, however, their descriptions
In Miguel de Unamuno’s novella San Manuel Bueno, Martyr, readers learn about the life of Don Manuel, a Catholic priest secretly holding atheist beliefs and doubts in the afterlife. Despite these disbeliefs, Don Manuel works tirelessly to help his community and is regarded as a saint by all who meet him, hence the handle “San Manuel,” which literally translates to “Saint Manuel.” Don Manuel’s struggle and affiliation with sainthood receives further analysis and context from Francisco LaRubia-Prado, who parallels Unamuno’s novella to elements of Greek Tragedy and heroism. Drawing from Unamuno’s background with Ancient Greek playwriting and Sigmund Freud’s Totem and Taboo, LaRubia-Prado argues that Don Manuel should be seen as a representation of Christ and must suffer in silence in order to play the role of the dying, tragic hero that saves the
Although the revolutions that occurred in France and Spain were in different time periods and sought to change their country in different ways, there are many parallels in the ideologies and histories of these revolutionary leaders. Looking at this, one might ask how the backgrounds and styles of the leaders affected the outcome of each revolution? Napoleon Bonaparte of the French Revolution (hereafter Napoleon) and Francisco Franco of the Spanish Civil War (hereafter Franco) came from similar backgrounds with a heavy influence on education and military training. Both men fought with a primary motivation of forming a military dictatorship under their rule. One notable area that where they differed is in their leadership: Franco led through
Angelo and the Duke are similar in the following respects: they both initially claim immunity to love and later come to be affected by it; to achieve ends they desire, both manipulate others into situations those others would not willingly choose to be in; both have sought to maintain a particular reputation; they both spend much of the play seeming other than what they appear; both think themselves to be other than what they are in the beginning; and both claim to value a life removed.
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If we analyse the story instead of the narrative perspective can we see that the main reason of Celie's insecurity is caused by the way she is treated by men. She is sexually abus...