Harry

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Harry is the enslaved protagonist in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel "Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp," whose experiences highlight the brutality and moral injustice of slavery.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn "Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp"
associatedWith Great Dismal Swamp (fictional setting context)
centralThemeConnection brutality of slavery
moral injustice of slavery
characterInWorkBy Harriet Beecher Stowe
countryOfFictionalSetting United States
createdBy Harriet Beecher Stowe
fictionalUniverse "Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" universe
genreOfWorkHeAppearsIn anti-slavery novel
social protest literature
languageOfWorkHeAppearsIn English
medium novel
moralRole embodiment of the enslaved person’s suffering and humanity
nameInOriginalLanguage Harry
narrativeFunction protagonist
witness to slavery’s brutality
occupation enslaved person
protagonistOf "Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp"
represents enslaved African Americans in the antebellum South
roleInPlot drives the main narrative arc exposing slavery’s abuses
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting antebellum era
usedByAuthorTo criticize slavery
illustrate moral contradictions of slaveholding society

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Harold
hasShortForm
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
mainCharacter

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