Bondage of "Slavery" in Oroonoko

There is a variety of concepts of bondage in the short story "Oroonoko". Sure there was the literal form of slavery, but there were also four other forms that help create the power of this story. These forms are as followed in later blogs from the story of "Oroonoko". The first form of bondage comes when he was a slave. This is the literal form of bondage where Oroonoko was not a free man with free will-power. There is substansial evidence from the text the clearly states his position as a slave which can be found on page 2201 in the text. "The prince having drunk hard of punch and several sorts of wine, was very merry , and in great admiration of the ship, for he had never been in one before; so that he was curious of beholding every place where he decently might descend. The rest, no less curious, who were not quite overcome with drinking, rambled at their pleasure fore and aft, as their facies guided 'em. So that the captain , who had well laid his design before, gave the word, and seized on all of his guests; they clapping great irons suddenly on the Prince, when he was leaped down in the hold to view that part of the vessel, and locking him fast down, secured him." In this passage, Prince Oroonoko was tricked because of his innocence. He is not an experienced person in the world of the white man. He is naieve, and stands as a perfect target for slavery. This idea reminds me of how an American may become a target if one decides to travel to foreign countries such as the Middle East or the Phillpeans. They stand out, and their stature back home does not matter to the kidnappers or slavemasters. He is not free and he suffers the perils and trials of being in physical bondage.