# Wiley — Twelve Years a Slave character guide

> Wiley in Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** poor Wiley

**First appearance:** 0011-viii

## Who they are

A fellow slave on Epps' plantation; often suffers alongside others.

## Relationships

### [Master Epps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twelve_years_a_slave_se/characters/master_epps)

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Wiley is a slave driver under Epps, enforcing his master's harsh discipline on other slaves.

## In the story

### [Chapter XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twelve_years_a_slave_se/chapters/xiii)

Silent and hardworking, wishes to return to South Carolina.

### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twelve_years_a_slave_se/chapters/xvii)

Husband of Phebe; caught by patrollers, whipped, and runs away.

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