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Twelve Years a Slave · Character

Randall

Eliza's young son, sold away from her.

minor

First appearance: v

Randall shows up with force in VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Eliza's son; sold to a planter from Baton Rouge, separated from his mother.
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In VI: Eliza's son; sold to a planter from Baton Rouge, separated from his…

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Character Web

12 connections

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LELittle EmilyELElizabethTFTheophilus Fre…JHJames H. BurchEBElisha BerryRARandall

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Solomon's captors and betrayers

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Narrative arc

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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