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Uncle Tom’s Cabin · Character

Nathan

An enslaved man on the Shelby plantation.

minor

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

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GSGeorge ShelbyGHGeorge HarrisNANathan

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  • Other

Character groups

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

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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