Submitted by Sarabrt07 on November 14, 2007

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Benito Sereno

Captain Delano boards the decrepit San Dominick and is puzzled by the poor condition of the ship and the odd behavior of the Spaniards and Africans on board. He offers aid to Benito Cereno, the captain, who is rather lackluster in his gratitude. Delano is not sure whether to trust the story that Benito Cereno tells him about disease and bad weather hampering the ship's progress; but he proceeds to help him anyway, saving him from probable death at the hands of the rebelling African slaves.
Protagonist
The protagonist is really the force of good struggling to overcome evil. Captain Delano is the most obvious force of good in the novel. When he sees the San Dominick...

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