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The exposition of "The Slave Dancer"

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The exposition of "The Slave Dancer" introduces the protagonist, Jessie Bollier, a young boy living in New Orleans in 1840. He is kidnapped and forced to play his fife on a slave ship to make the captured Africans dance for exercise. This setup establishes the historical period, the central conflict, and Jessie's moral and physical journey.

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What follows the exposition in "The Slave Dancer", and what is exposition?

The exposition of any story is an introduction to the main characters and situations of the plot. In "The Slave Dancer" the exposition would be at the beginning of the story when we meet Jessie, his sister, and his mother. We learn about his Aunt Agatha. He is kidnapped and we meet Purvis and the other sailors from the slave ship The Moonlight. This leads into the rising action, and the rest of the novel incuding the conflict, climax, resolution and the end of the story.

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