Characters from The Confessions of Nat Turner

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Nat Turner - This character learns to read and believes God "speaks" through the Bible.

Hark - This person and the main character are the last two people hanged after the rebellion is over.

Samuel Turner (Marse Samuel) - This character is the main character's first owner.

Miss Margaret Whitehead - This character is the teenage child of a plantation owner near where the main character lives.

Joseph Travis (Marse Joe) - This character is the main character's owner at the time of the rebellion.

Sarah Travis - This character is the spouse...
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