Cambridge (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Caryl Phillips
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical realism
- Time of Work: The early nineteenth century
- Setting: Baytown, West Indies, and England
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction, Postcolonial literature
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Blacks, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, England or English people, Plantations or plantation life, Reality, Victims, Violence, West Indies
- Locales: England, West Indies
Characters Discussed
Emily Cartwright, the thirty-year-old narrator. Sent to a West Indian plantation for three months before her marriage to Thomas Lockwood, Emily struggles with her feelings of superiority and the abusive treatment of the slaves. Not interested in the attentions of Mr. McDonald or Mr. Rogers, Emily surrenders to Arnold Brown, who she originally thinks is disgusting. Extending her trip three additional months to gather material for a lecture and tour in England, Emily discovers the truth about Mr. Wilson. Emily’s happiness is destroyed when Cambridge kills...
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