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* WhiteMansBurden: Subverted with [[spoiler:Miss Laura]], a rich white-looking woman who helps former slaves. Unbeknownst to others, she's actually a white passing multiracial woman.
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* WhiteMansBurden: Subverted with Subverted. [[spoiler:Miss Laura]], a rich white-looking woman who helps former slaves. Unbeknownst to others, she's actually a slaves, passes for white passing multiracial woman.but is in fact biracial. If this became known, white society would consider her Black.
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* HidingYourHeritage: [[spoiler:Miss Laura]] is multiracial and has kinky hair, but she hides her ethnicity and passes for completely white. Sarny considers her black but [[SecretKeeper doesn't reveal the secret to anyone]].
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* HidingYourHeritage: [[spoiler:Miss Laura]] is multiracial and has kinky biracial (specifically, what was called an “octoroon” at the time – someone with one Black great-grandparent). She hides this, in part by wearing headscarves to hide her curly hair, but she hides her ethnicity and passes for completely white. After learning this, Sarny considers regards her black but as Black. White society would as well, if they knew, and treat her cruelly, so Sarny [[SecretKeeper doesn't reveal the secret to anyone]].
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''Nightjohn'' is a historical novel by Gary Paulsen that was published in 1993. It was later adapted into a television movie and aired on Creator/DisneyChannel.
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''Nightjohn'' is a historical novel by Gary Paulsen Creator/GaryPaulsen that was published in 1993. It was later adapted into a television movie and aired on Creator/DisneyChannel.
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* DumbStruck: Sarny finds a traumatized little boy whose family was murdered after the war. The boy won't speak or even mention his name, so Sarny nicknames him "Tyler Two".
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* ElectiveMute: Sarny finds a traumatized little boy whose family was murdered after the war. The boy won't speak or even mention his name, so Sarny nicknames him "Tyler Two".
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* AgonizingStomachWound: Sarny mentions how soldiers during the American Civil War left soldiers (many only teenagers) to die if they were wounded in the stomach. It often took a day or more for the soldiers to die.
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* LiveActionAdaptation: A MadeForTVMovie was made.
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* LiveActionAdaptation: A MadeForTVMovie was made.made of ''Nightjohn''.
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In 1997 abcompanion novel, ''Sarny'', was released. It begins in 1930 with a 94 year old Sarny telling her past. After the events of UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar, Sarny leaves the plantation in search of her two children, Delie and Tyler, who were taken from her prior to slavery being abolished. She sets off to New Orleans to reunite with her kids and start a new life as a free woman. Along the way Sarny and her friend Lucy meet a wealthy woman called Laura Harris that they quickly befriend. "Miss Laura", as she's called, hires them and helps them on their journey.
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In 1997 abcompanion a companion novel, ''Sarny'', was released. It begins in 1930 with a 94 year old Sarny telling her past. After the events of UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar, Sarny leaves the plantation in search of her two children, Delie and Tyler, who were taken from her prior to slavery being abolished. She sets off to New Orleans to reunite with her kids and start a new life as a free woman. Along the way Sarny and her friend Lucy meet a wealthy woman called Laura Harris that they quickly befriend. "Miss Laura", as she's called, hires them and helps them on their journey.
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* WhiteMansBurden: Subverted with [[spoiler:Miss Laura]]], a rich white-looking woman who helps former slaves. Unbeknownst to others, she's actually a white passing multiracial woman.
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* WhiteMansBurden: Subverted with [[spoiler:Miss Laura]]], Laura]], a rich white-looking woman who helps former slaves. Unbeknownst to others, she's actually a white passing multiracial woman.
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In 1997 abcompanion novel, ''Sarny'', was released. It begins in 1930 with a 94 year old Sarny telling her past. After the events of UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar, Sarny leaves the plantation in search of her two children, Delie and Tyler, who were taken from her prior to slavery being abolished. She sets off to New Orleans to reunite with her kids and start a new life as a free woman.
woman. Along the way Sarny and her friend Lucy meet a wealthy woman called Laura Harris that they quickly befriend. "Miss Laura", as she's called, hires them and helps them on their journey.
* ChildSoldiers: Sarny comes across several scared teenage soldiers crying for their mothers or girlfriends. Many are mortally wounded in the war.
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* ElectiveMute: Sarny finds a traumatized little boy whose family was murdered after the war. The boy won't speak or even mention his name, so Sarny nicknames him "Tyler 2".
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* ElectiveMute: Sarny finds a traumatized little boy whose family was murdered after the war. The boy won't speak or even mention his name, so Sarny nicknames him "Tyler 2".Two".
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* MercyKill: Horses who were left mortally injured during battle were usually mercy killed, but the human soldiers were left for dead if they received shots to the abdomen.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Miss Laura dies of [[spoiler:heart failure]] at 51 but she looks 38, and even that's pushing it to Sarny.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sarny names a boy she rescues "Tyler Two" after her own son, Tyler.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Miss Laura dies of [[spoiler:heart failure]] at 51 but she looks 38, and even that's pushing it to Sarny.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sarny names a boy she rescues "Tyler Two" after her own son, Tyler.
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* SoleSurvivor: Tyler Two's parents and presumably his grandfather were all murdered.
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* HidingYourHeritage: [[spoiler:Miss Laura]] is multiracial and has kinky hair, but she hides her ethnicity and passes for completely white. Sarny considers her black but [[SecretKeeper doesn't reveal the secret to anyone].
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* HidingYourHeritage: [[spoiler:Miss Laura]] is multiracial and has kinky hair, but she hides her ethnicity and passes for completely white. Sarny considers her black but [[SecretKeeper doesn't reveal the secret to anyone].anyone]].
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In 1997 abcompanion novel, ''Sarny'', was released. It begins in 1930 with a 94 year old Sarny telling her past. After the events of the Civil War UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar, Sarny left leaves the plantation in search of her two children, Delie and Tyler, who were taken from her prior to slavery being abolished. She sets off to New Orleans to reunite with her kids and start a new life as a free woman.woman.
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* OutlivingTheOffspring: OutlivingOnesOffspring: Sarny outlived both of her children.children.
* WhiteMansBurden: Subverted with [[spoiler:Miss Laura]]], a rich white-looking woman who helps former slaves. Unbeknownst to others, she's actually a white passing multiracial woman.
* WhiteMansBurden: Subverted with [[spoiler:Miss Laura]]], a rich white-looking woman who helps former slaves. Unbeknownst to others, she's actually a white passing multiracial woman.
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''Nightjohn' is a HistoricalNovel by Gary Paulsen that was published in 1993. It was later adapted into a television movie and aired on Creator/DisneyChannel.
''Nightjohn'' takes place in the 1860s American South. It tells the story of a young slave girl named Sarny who meets Nightjohn, a slave that can read. Nightjohn teaches Sarny and other slaves to read.
In 1997 abcompanion novel, ''Sarny'', was released. It begins in 1930 with a 94 year old Sarny telling her past. After the events of the Civil War Sarny left the plantation in search of her two children, Delie and Tyler, who were taken from her prior to slavery being abolished. She sets off to New Orleans to reunite with her kids and start a new life as a free woman.
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* ElectiveMute: Sarny finds a traumatized little boy whose family was murdered after the war. The boy won't speak or even mention his name, so Sarny nicknames him "Tyler 2".
* HidingYourHeritage: [[spoiler:Miss Laura]] is multiracial and has kinky hair, but she hides her ethnicity and passes for completely white. Sarny considers her black but [[SecretKeeper doesn't reveal the secret to anyone].
* OutlivingTheOffspring: Sarny outlived both of her children.
''Nightjohn'' takes place in the 1860s American South. It tells the story of a young slave girl named Sarny who meets Nightjohn, a slave that can read. Nightjohn teaches Sarny and other slaves to read.
In 1997 abcompanion novel, ''Sarny'', was released. It begins in 1930 with a 94 year old Sarny telling her past. After the events of the Civil War Sarny left the plantation in search of her two children, Delie and Tyler, who were taken from her prior to slavery being abolished. She sets off to New Orleans to reunite with her kids and start a new life as a free woman.
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!!These books provide example of:
* ElectiveMute: Sarny finds a traumatized little boy whose family was murdered after the war. The boy won't speak or even mention his name, so Sarny nicknames him "Tyler 2".
* HidingYourHeritage: [[spoiler:Miss Laura]] is multiracial and has kinky hair, but she hides her ethnicity and passes for completely white. Sarny considers her black but [[SecretKeeper doesn't reveal the secret to anyone].
* OutlivingTheOffspring: Sarny outlived both of her children.
