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that he uses the classical method to tell the story of this island and its history.
Before going into the places where the story reflects the history of St. Lucia, it would be beneficial to go over a brief history of the island. It was first settled in around 200 CE by Arawak (or Aruak) Indians. However, by 800, they had intermingled their culture with that of the Caribs. Europe’s relation and discovery of this island is a bit hazy. One belief is that Columbus discovered the island in 1502, although the more widely accepted belief is that it was discovered by Juan de la Cosa around the turn of the Sixteenth Century. There were, however, no European contacts on this island until the 1550’s, when a pirate in the area intermixed with the local residents of St. Lucia. The first attempt at colonization of this island occurred in 1605, when a group on English colonists were blown off course and ended up on the isle. However, after a short stay the few who were still ...

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on in the story: “The duel of the fisherman/was over a shadow and its name was Helen” (Bk 1, III, i). When Hector sells his boat while Achille remains a fisherman, it makes reference to the Navy of England’s domination over that of the rest of the world. At first, we see that Helen is with Hector when she moves in with him in chapter XXII, just as the original control of the island was in the hands of the French. In chapter VII, Achille spies Helen and Hector, just as the British continually were watching the island and waiting until they could possess it. In Chapter LIII when Helen goes home with Achille, there is an obvious reference to the shift of control of ...

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