Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl · Character
Cousin Fanny
Linda's cousin who is also enslaved.
minor
Also known as Miss Fanny, Fanny, Poor Fanny
First appearance: i childhood
Cousin Fanny shows up with force in The Slave Who Dared to Feel Like a Man. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Friend who lived with the family; Benjamin bids her farewell before his escape.
Cousin Fanny first appears in 0004 i childhood.
In The Slave Who Dared to Feel Like a Man: Friend who lived with the family; Benjamin bids her farewell before his escape.
Later, in Preparations for Escape: Fanny is a friend of Linda's who escapes on the same vessel, having been sold away from her children and hidden by her mother Aggie.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Escape and Pursuit Allies
- Linda's Support Network
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this climactic moment, the emotional peak occurs when Linda finally musters the courage to confess her "gre…
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Cousin Fanny appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- The Slave Who Dared to Feel Like a Man
- Preparations for Escape
- XXX: Northward Bound
- Incidents in Philadelphia
Chapter companion notes
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See Cousin Fanny in i childhood