Book Report: The Historical Significance of William Moraley's ;The Infortunate.
This novel illuminates the inequality in colonial society, since it becomes a significant exception to the versions given by visitors from the upper-class. A side of colonial life, that remained hidden in the dominant discourse of the time, emerges right before our eyes. This is vitally important, because it explains how and why American democracy never truly lived up to its ideals. 4 pgs. 4 f/c. 3b.