- Bass agreeing to deliver Solomon's letter. The look of relief and hope on Solomon's face is something to behold. Hell, all the scenes featuring Bass qualify.
- Also, Solomon finally meeting up with his family at the end and shedding tears of relief and joy.Solomon: I…apologize for my appearance. But I have had a difficult time these past several years.
- At the end, Solomon's offspring have grown up and Anne has gotten a child of her own. The child was named "Solomon Northup Staunton", meaning that even after 12 years, Solomon's family never forgot him. At this point, Solomon openly breaks down crying and apologising, with Anne telling him that there's nothing to apologise for.
- Solomon's relief and joy upon seeing that a sheriff has arrived with Mr. Parker and that they've come to free him from Epps, meaning Bass pulled through.Sheriff: Do you know this man?Solomon: That's... that's Mr. Pa—! That's Mr. Parker!
- Solomon and Patsey sharing an embrace before Solomon leaves the plantation to return home.
- In Real Life, there are records to indicate that during the Civil War, Patsey was freed from slavery by a group of Union soldiers. After all she suffered, the fact that she might have spent the last years of her life free from the Epps can bring a smile to one's face.
- While Ford is a slave owner, he does at least try to show his slaves some decency, and in the book, Solomon sees Ford as an okay person who was twisted by a corrupt society. note
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