The Longest Memory

Characters are revealed by their words and actions, and what others say about them. What do we learn of Whitechapel from himself and others, and how do we learn it? The character Whitechapel emerges from a respected slave on a plantation to a slave with no name. We are able to see how he shapes as a person through his experiences, from his words and actions as well as the words of others, and how …showed first 75 words of 485 total…

…showed last 75 words of 485 total…the best life under such conditions.’ Through Whitechapel’s tragic past and experiences, we are able to see that his acceptance of his inability to change what has happened; enables him to be at peace for the first time in his life. ‘Too much has happened to put right. I would need another life…. It cannot be undone, only understood.’ He is able to let go by welcoming his death, his able to finally forget.