When Bromion rapes Oothoon he proclaims:
Thy soft American plains are mine, and mine thy north & south:
Stampt with my signet are the swarthy children of the sun:
They are obedient, they resist not, they obey the scourge:
Their daughters worship terrors and obey the violent. (Blake 1.20-23)
The "soft American plains" are Oothoon's body and the physical land that Bromion shows no remorse desecrating. The "swarthy children of the sun" are the slaves he has control over. Bromion's philosophy is based on power derived from material possession and exploitation. Even sexuality is a means of domination, as after he rapes Oothoon he proclaims, "Now thou maist marry Bromion's harlot"(2.2). It is assumed that Bromion is speaking to Theotormon when he adds, "and protect the child of Bromion's rage" (2.2-3). By raping Oothoon, Bromion not only takes her virginity, but acquires her as his possession. Even though she is passed on to Theotormon, she has been had by Bromion and remains his.
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