The Confessions of Nat Turner (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Styron
- First Published: 1967
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: c. 1810-1831
- Setting: Southeastern Virginia
- Principal Characters: Nat Turner, Samuel Turner, Margaret Whitehead, Hark, Thomas Gray, Jeremiah Cobb, Will
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: African Americans, Murder or homicide, South or Southerners, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Revolutions, Massacres, Biography
- Locales: Virginia
The Story:
Nat Turner was imprisoned and awaiting his death as a result of leading a slave insurrection. A self-proclaimed preacher, Turner was unable to pray and felt abandoned by his God. Thomas Gray arrived to obtain a confession. Gray’s concept of his job was to prove that Nat Turner was not a typical slave but a fanatic whose revolt was an isolated event and therefore no threat to the institution of slavery. He tried to convince Turner that the major reason for his defeat was that most of the slaves defended their owners. While Gray talked about the rebellion, Turner...
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