Twelve Years a Slave · Character
Arthur
A slave on a neighboring plantation.
minor
First appearance: ix
Arthur shows up with force in Arrival at Norfolk and the Voyage to New Orleans. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A free man kidnapped in Norfolk; dragged aboard the brig; conspires with Solomon and Robert to seize the vessel; rescued by friends upon arrival in New Orleans.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Neighboring plantation slaves
- Extended family and peripheral figures
- Solomon's captors and betrayers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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