All 4 Uses of
wretch
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- He said he refused to take her, because he knew her master would not thank him for bringing such a miserable wretch to his house.†
Chpt 8
- Don't you stir a step, you little wretch!
Chpt 15 *wretch = a person of bad character
- The slaveholders pronounced him a base, ungrateful wretch, for thus requiting his master's indulgence.†
Chpt 26
- When I fled from the house of bondage, I left poor Luke still chained to the bedside of this cruel and disgusting wretch.†
Chpt 40
Definition:
-
(wretch) someone you feel sorry for
or:
a person of bad character