Are these paraphrases?
The cynical manipulation of Stavely 's easily corruptible islanders was interpreted as an indictment of American imperialism and the cultural tyranny of Western missionaries .
Stavely 's cynical manipulation of the easily corruptible islanders has been interpreted as an indictment of American imperialism and the cultural tyranny of Western missionaries .

Pick your answer from: A. no. B. yes.
B.