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Uncle Tom’s Cabin · Character

Marks

A shifty, comic lawyer and accomplice to Tom Loker.

minor

Also known as Much Marks

First appearance: volume i xi in which property gets into an improper state of mind

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See Marks in volume i xi in which property gets into an improper state of mind

Character Web

21 connections

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ANAndyJVJohn Van TrompeMSMrs. ShelbyUTUncle TomHAHaleyMAMarks

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

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

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Marks in volume i xi in which property gets into an improper state of mind