Clotee's father is not present in the story as he drowned in the river before she was born. Clotee's mother was Lilly Henley's personal maid, but Master Henley forced his wife to sell her maid Clotee's mother later died far from her daughter. Mistress Lilly Henley is a weak, foolish woman and a disinterested mother. While Master Henley never whips or beats Clotee in the book, he does strike Spicy across the face in the final chapter. Spicy is also in love with Hince, the person who Clotee calls her "brother-friend".Ĭlotee and Spicy are the property of "Mas' Henley," a cruel man. Clotee later writes in Spicy's Bible, the only keepsake that Spicy has from her mother, that Spicy's name is actually Rose. Spicy desperately wants to change her name to Rose (the name her mother picked out for her), but is forced to accept the name given by her owners. Clotee's best friend on the plantation is a very strong girl named Spicy.
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