# Atufal — Short Fiction character guide

> Atufal in Short Fiction by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0023-benito-cereno

## Who they are

A powerful African chained on the San Dominick, secretly part of the slave revolt.

## In the story

### [Benito Cereno](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/benito-cereno)

A powerful enslaved African, formerly a chief, who is kept in chains as part of the deceptive performance aboard the ship.

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