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Twelve Years a Slave · Character

Augustus

A slave on Epps' plantation.

minor

Also known as August

First appearance: viii

Augustus shows up with force in Chapter XVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Carey's slave driver; runs away, is caught by dogs, and dies from injuries.
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Character Web

9 connections

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CACareyOCOverseer ChapinNENellyMEMr. EldretCECelesteAUAugustus

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended family and peripheral figures
  • Plantation slaves and overseers

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This chapter marks the dramatic climax because it presents the first real hope of deliverance after years of d…

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See Augustus in viii