CliffsNotes on Solomon Northup's Twelve Years a Slave, now an award-filming film, includes everything you've come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including summaries and analyses of Northup's riveting memoir. Features of this Lit Note includeFocused summaries of the plot and analysis of important themes, symbols, and character developmentCharacter analyses of major characters, focusing on what motivateseach characterBrief synopsis of the entire memoirShort quizDiscussion of the film adaptation of Northup's memoir