An Outcast of the Islands · Character
Ali
Almayer's Malay servant and occasional messenger.
minor
First appearance: an outcast of the islands
Ali's tie to Almayer is one of the pressures that moves An Outcast of the Islands—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Accompanies Lingard in the canoe, helping navigate the dark river to find the landing place.
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Sambir power players
- Macassar merchants
- Chinese and family connections
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Almayer
professional · positive
Ali is Almayer's loyal Malay servant, who carries out his master's orders with quiet… How this plays out →
- Almayer
professional · positive
Ali is Almayer's loyal Malay servant, who carries out his master's orders with quiet… How this plays out →
- Almayer
professional · positive
Ali is Almayer's loyal Malay servant, who carries out his master's orders with quiet… How this plays out →
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