# Aaron Bye — There Is Confusion character guide

> Aaron Bye in There Is Confusion by Jessie Redmon Fauset.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Aaron, Bye

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Another member of the Bye family, a quiet and hardworking relative.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/there_is_confusion_se/chapters/iii)

White Quaker who frees his slaves in 1780; patriarchal and kind to his slaves, but resented by Ceazer and Isaiah.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/there_is_confusion_se/chapters/iv)

Aaron Bye is the white Bye slaveholder mentioned in the family history, whose son was also named Meriwether. The black Byes feel a sense of debt and connection to him.

### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/there_is_confusion_se/chapters/xxix)

Historical figure mentioned as the slave-owning ancestor whose wealth was built on the backs of slaves.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/there_is_confusion_se/characters/aaron_bye
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/there_is_confusion_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/there_is_confusion_se/characters