Iola Leroy · Character
Alfred Lorraine
A grasping relative whose convenient reading of the law lets him seize a mixed-race family's inheritance and sell them into the slavery they were raised above.
supporting
Also known as Alfred, Lorraine
First appearance: IX: Eugene Leroy and Alfred Lorraine
As a supporting figure in Iola Leroy, Alfred Lorraine is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Eugene Leroy's nephew; a villainous figure who betrays Iola and sells her into slavery.
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Lorraine is the respectable face of theft, a cousin whose greed wears the costume of legal propriety. His betrayal of the Leroy family converts a private grievance into the novel's founding catastrophe, scattering…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Leroy Family and Creoles
- Protagonist
- Enslaved and Former Slaves
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Iola articulat…
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- Eugene Leroy
rivalry · negative
Alfred Lorraine is Eugene's cousin and antagonist, scheming to steal the Leroy family… How this plays out →
- Eugene Leroy
rivalry · negative
Alfred Lorraine is Eugene's cousin and antagonist, scheming to steal the Leroy family… How this plays out →
- Eugene Leroy
rivalry · negative
Alfred Lorraine is Eugene's cousin and antagonist, scheming to steal the Leroy family… How this plays out →
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See Alfred Lorraine in IX: Eugene Leroy and Alfred LorraineIn the story
Alfred Lorraine appears across 6 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Iola Leroy
- Arrival of the Union Army
- IX: Eugene Leroy and Alfred Lorraine
- Shadows in the Home
- XI: The Plague and the Law
- XIV: Harry Leroy
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