# Mr. James Tobin — The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano character guide

> Mr. James Tobin in The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. James Tobin, Mr. Tobin

**First appearance:** 0014-xi

## Who they are

A planter and pro-slavery advocate who debates Equiano.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_interesting_narrative_of_the_life_of_olaudah_se/chapters/v)

Mentioned as a zealous advocate of slavery; his account of a French planter's mulatto children working in the fields is cited.

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