1. Imoinda's sexuality is a key element in both halves of the work: her virginity is central in the African episodes, and her maternity is central in the Surinam episodes. How does this fact affect the characterization of the hero?
2. How does Imoinda's role in relation to Oroonoko compare to the narrator's role?
3. Consider Oroonoko's harsh criticism of Christians and Christianity in relation to the Christian narrator's own views (her sympathy for Oroonoko and her desire to evangelize non-Christians).
What is the effect of these conflicting views? Are the tensions between them resolved in any way? Is the work as a whole anti-Christian or not?