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Hagar

An elderly enslaved woman on the Shelby plantation.

minor

Also known as Aunt Hagar

First appearance: volume i iv an evening in uncle tom s cabin

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SMSamuel MorrisJVJohn Van TrompeHAHaleyUTUncle TomGHGeorge HarrisHAHagar

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse minor characters and slave traders
  • St. Clare household and Shelby family
  • Quaker and abolitionist helpers
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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