# Currer — Clotel character guide

> Currer in Clotel by William Wells Brown.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0004-i-the-negro-sale

## Who they are

Clotel's mother, a woman whose love for her daughter survives every sale, separation, and cruelty that slavery can devise.

## In the story

### [Narrative of the Life and Escape of William Wells Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/narrative-of-the-life-and-escape-of-william-wells-brown)

Mentioned as part of the slave gangs transported; her child is threatened by Walker.

### [Clotel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/clotel)

Clotel's mother, who is sold at auction along with Clotel and Althesa.

### [I: The Negro Sale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/i-the-negro-sale)

Mother of Clotel and Althesa, sold to a slave trader at the auction.

### [Going to the South](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/ii-going-to-the-south)

Purchased by Walker and transported south; sold to a clergyman in Natchez, separated from her daughter Althesa.

### [III: The Negro Chase](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/iii-the-negro-chase)

Witnesses the execution of a slave at the stake and the slave hunt, forming a negative opinion of the Natchez region.

### [The Quadroon’s Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/iv-the-quadroon-s-home)

Clotel's mother, whom Clotel wishes Horatio would purchase and free.

### [IX: The Man of Honour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/ix-the-man-of-honour)

Althesa's mother, held by Mr. Peck and not sold despite Althesa's efforts.

### [XVIII: The Liberator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/xviii-the-liberator)

Dies of yellow fever; her death is a great trial to Mrs. Carlton, who had become attached to her and learned of her wrongs.

## Links

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