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This research paper: 7 pages in length. The self/other dichotomy is present in myriad forms throughout literary history, but perhaps nowhere is it better illustrated then within the context of Aphra Behn's Oroonoko and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, two pertinent examples of how the respective authors can uphold the same approach yet do so in quite different ways. Behn seeks to remove herself from other authors of her genre who characterize themselves as social elitists in relation to the sorry, uncivilized masses they deem as being inferior. In this quest, Behn maintains the self/other differentiation by way of infusing the protagonist with the two elements that demarcate precisely the objective she seeks: education and beauty. Swift, by comparison, does much the same to support the self/other dichotomy, however, he accomplishes this by pointing out the flaws that comprise Gulliver's very being. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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