Atufal
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Atufal is a towering, imposing African slave in Herman Melville’s novella "Benito Cereno," whose silent presence and chains symbolize both resistance and the hidden tensions aboard the ship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atufal canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Benito Cereno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
anti-slavery literature
ⓘ
sea narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
San Dominick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
slave rebellion on the San Dominick ⓘ |
| characterInWork | Benito Cereno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationStyle | mostly silent ⓘ |
| createdBy | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
African
ⓘ
imposing ⓘ towering ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African ⓘ |
| medium | novella ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies latent violence and power
ⓘ
heightens Captain Delano’s unease ⓘ |
| nationalityInText | African ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
silent presence
ⓘ
wears chains ⓘ |
| physicalCondition | in chains ⓘ |
| publicationContext | Benito Cereno first published in 1855 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationToBabo | part of the enslaved Africans under Babo’s leadership ⓘ |
| relationToBenitoCereno | presented as enslaved to Benito Cereno ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | slave ⓘ |
| setting | Spanish slave ship San Dominick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
hidden tensions aboard the ship
ⓘ
resistance ⓘ threat of slave revolt ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | American (Herman Melville) ⓘ |
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