The slave dealer named Theophilus Freeman changed Northup's name to Platt to take away his identity. Losing his name made Northup realize that he has lost his connection to his family and he has lost his freedom and became a slave.
Slaves were sometimes named after their owners to prevent confusion. For example: A master has a slave named Sam. Then he bought a new slave also named Sam. The new slave is then given the surname of his previous owner which might be Butler so the new slave's name became Sam Butler.
Hello, the answer is:
1. Exposition; setting scene
2. Rising action; the building of tension
3. Climax; the exciting bit
4. Falling action; tying up loose ends
5. Resolution; ending the story
Hoped this helped
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A suspenseful scene that I could think of was Avengers: Infinity War when they lost the battle against Thanos and some people vanished away at the end. It created a lot of suspense because they lost their only chance and they couldn't do anything. No one knew what would happen. It helped me understand the story's conflict because the suspense was the result of a conflict.
I don't know if this makes sense but hope this helps! :)