Benito Cereno Essay1 (Peer review).rtf - English 203...

English 203
Skin-deep
In Herman Melville's "Benito Cereno" this story takes place in a
different time period, where blacks and whites were not considered equals.
(Maybe add what time period you are talking about to make this more clear)
just there to serve the Whites and their needs. In "Benito Cereno” there are
many examples of how Melville uses race and ethnicity to show stereotyping.
He uses both of these in interesting ways to show his specific purpose that
he wants to portray to us. I think the last two sentences need to be more
clear. What specific purpose does he want to portray to us?

think to yourself be that what a slave is supposed to do? Yes and no, a slave
was used for tasks like agriculture work, or even house work. Generally
slaves were not this close to their master, where they touched them or even
thought of them as a "devoted companion". Because of this, it makes you
think of the deeper meaning of this relationship. What does Melville want you