Uncle Tom’s Cabin · Character
Adolph
Augustine St. Clare's vain, pampered enslaved valet.
minor
Also known as Mr. Adolph
First appearance: volume i xv of tom s new master and various other matters
Adolph shows up with force in Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Adolph is depicted as careless and extravagant, losing his role in marketing to Tom; he mocks Prue and adopts his master's name.
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In Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions: Adolph is depicted as careless and extravagant, losing his role in marketing to Tom; he mocks Prue and adopts his master's name. Later, in The Unprotected: Crestfallen and…
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- Other
Character groups
- St. Clare household and Shelby family
- Diverse minor characters and slave traders
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
The "Endnotes" chapter serves as the dramatic climax because it abruptly shifts the narrative focus from the c…
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See Adolph in volume i xv of tom s new master and various other matters