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Phineas Fletcher

A fearless Quaker with a traveler's instincts and a smuggler's nerve, he risks his neck to move fugitives along the road to Canada.

supporting

Also known as Phineas, Friend Phineas

First appearance: volume i xiii the quaker settlement

As a supporting figure in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Phineas Fletcher is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Phineas brings news of the slave catchers and helps orchestrate the group's escape, displaying shrewdness and bravery.
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Phineas is the practical arm of the Quaker network that shelters Eliza, George, and little Harry, a man who sleeps with one ear open and knows every back road the pursuers don't. His blunt courage collides with Simeon's…

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See Phineas Fletcher in volume i xiii the quaker settlement

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GHGeorge HarrisSHSimeon HallidayUTUncle TomMIMikeEMEmilyPFPhineas Fletcher

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Quaker and abolitionist helpers
  • St. Clare household and Shelby family
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Phineas Fletcher in volume i xiii the quaker settlement