As I reread Benito Cereno, Melville's intense descriptions seemed less complicated than before. The odd scenarios that seemed somewhat suspicious at first, were so obvious the second go around. It deepened my dislike for Delano's character. He is extremely naive to what is going on and although he finds some things to be out of the ordinary he brushes them off. I started to feel more sympathy towards Cereno and noticed the numerous faint incidents and the times they occurred were quite critical to the text. Babo had complete control over him and it was sad to see how helpless Cereno is. I feel as though Melville represents the slaves on the ship as more animalistic than necessary. He gives a rather negative conitation on the view of the slaves. Instead of emphasizing the intelligence of Babo and his underlying schemes, Melville makes him appear brutal and violent without means. However, the second go around I was just as impressed with Melville's ability to capture a scene so realistically and so brillantly. He wrote in a style in which I have never read before, and the challenges he gives are worth it. I am glad we read the novella another time because it certainly helps to capture smaller details not noticed before. For instance, I didn't pick up on how suspicious the cook Fransesco was when he prepared a meal for Cereno and Delano. Overall I really enjoyed this text and wouldn't mind reading some of Melville's stuff again!