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Uncle Tom’s Cabin · Character

Jim

An enslaved boy on the Shelby plantation.

minor

Also known as Jimmy, Jim Selden

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

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HAHaleyHBHenry ButterLULucyMSMrs. ShelbyGHGeorge HarrisJIJim

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  • Other

Character groups

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

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Jim in volume i iv an evening in uncle tom s cabin