Twelve Years a Slave · Character
Joseph H. Bradley
A lawyer who assists in Solomon's rescue.
minor
Also known as Joseph
First appearance: xxii
Joseph H. Bradley shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Solomon's elder brother, still living in Oswego County at the time of writing.
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- Other
Character groups
- Extended family and peripheral figures
- Plantation slaves and overseers
- Solomon's captors and betrayers
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Joseph H. Bradley in xxii