Benito Cereno is the story of a meeting between two ships in the Atlantic. The Bachelor's Delight and the San Dominick come alongside one another so that the former can offload relief supplies to the storm-battered latter, only to discover that the San Dominick has been seized by rebel slaves hiding behind a captive white crew. The novel meditates on violence, human connection, and depravity before the uprising is overthrown and its leader put to death, an event which occasions paradoxical sympathy in his victims.
The Lawyer vs Captain Delano In Bartleby the Scrivener and Benito Cereno both narrators are adversely affected by their obtuseness and preconceived notions about social order The lawyer narrates and owns the law firm where Bartleby the Scrivener is employed Captain Delano narrator of Benito Cereno who tries to assist Captain Cereno and his battered ship and men Both narrators are blind to the clues that hint that they are in danger or a serious event will soon occur making them appear naive and