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The Inter-Relation of Social and Divine Justice The notion of the word, "Justice," conjures up varied and widespread notions for various individuals, all of whom
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benefits attainable only by prospective efficacious direction which, by its salience, can coordinate social conduct 60 Smith [p. 30 cue 58] 61 NLNR, 14-15. The passage
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The notion of the word, "Justice," conjures up varied and widespread notions for various individuals, all of whom have had different experiences that have led to their understanding of the world. But just as all people have slightly different views on what justice is, there remains a central idea to it all. In much the same way, the two stories; "Paradise Lost," as an epic journey, and "The Narrative of Olaudah Equiano," as a type of travel narrative, share many similarities as well as differences on what it means to be in a justice like state of being. Within the genre of "justice," there seem to be two distinct versions: social justice and divine justice.
In both Equiano's narrative and Milton's Paradise Lost, the bifurcation of opposing races brings about the possibility for justice. First and foremost I found that the difference between the races in each story held what at first appeared to be a clear and concise division. In "Paradise Lost" there are the fallen angels and demons against God and those who chose to stay righteous. Yet In Olaudah Equiano there exists the division between Anglo-Saxons and slaves. While this may seem to be a clear difference between the two pieces, I found, upon further inspection that they do in fact share a common bond. In "Paradise Lost" there is the recurring motif of light versus Darkness and in a way this motif can be transposed onto the Narrative of Equiano as the whites versus the "dark" slaves. Equiano makes a point in his narrative to "place his religious concerns at the center of his work
his narrative is [in fact] related more to his spiritual freedom than his physical freedom" (Galenet). It is interesting that Equiano "wants his readers to believe that he was able to find
an avenue for regaining the power, valor, honor, and respect, in short the humanity of which he had been robbed with is abduction into slavery" (Galenet). It is hard to imagine that, while Equiano is obviously angry at the...
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