Twelve Years a Slave · Character
Robert
A slave on a neighboring plantation.
minor
Also known as Lambert
First appearance: ix
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In IV: A free-born man from Cincinnati, chained with Solomon; dies shortly after. Later, in Arrival at Norfolk and the Voyage to New Orleans: Selected as the captain's waiter; joins the conspiracy to seize the brig;…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Extended family and peripheral figures
- Plantation slaves and overseers
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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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