The role of the narrator in Oroonoko

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…point about her position of authority. Had she not been able to represent, in herself, a position of authority, she would not have taken such a stance. Finally, in the closing lines of her story, Behn acknowledges that she, "by the reputation of her pen" has the authority to convey such a story. In those innocent six words, Behn not only acknowledges her authority of Oroonoko's story, but her own greatness as author as well.