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Autua is a Moriori man whom Adam Ewing discovers stowed away in Adam's cabin on the Prophetess. Autua begs Adam to help him, explaining to Adam that he fled his home to escape a life of slavery. Though initially reluctant to help, Adam ultimately befriends Autua and helps him get a job aboard the ship. At the end of the book, Autua saves Adam from Dr. Henry Goose, who had been secretly poisoning Adam over the course of their journey overseas.
Autua Quotes in Cloud Atlas
The Cloud Atlas quotes below are all either spoken by Autua or refer to Autua . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1 Quotes
He jabbed at his eyes & jabbed at mine, as if that single gesture were ample explanation.
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Autua Character Timeline in Cloud Atlas
The timeline below shows where the character Autua appears in Cloud Atlas. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...mouth, and the Moriori stranger says he’s a friend of Mr. D’Arnoq. His name is Autua, and it turns out he’s the man that Adam witnessed being whipped earlier. He reveals...
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Adam Ewing remains reluctant to help, so Autua gives Adam a knife and says if Adam won’t help him, Adam should just kill...
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Adam Ewing leaves the dead man and picks up some food for Autua on the way back to his cabin. Grateful for the food, Autua tells Adam that...
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As a boy on Rēkohu, Autua was eager to learn about the mysterious white people who sometimes came to the island....
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Autua lived in slavery, enduring many cruelties until finally he saw an opportunity to escape. He...
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Back in the present, the next morning, Adam Ewing tells Autua to pretend that he has just appeared and that he hasn’t spoken to Adam before....
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...hot and miserable on the ship. Adam Ewing relaxes by playing chess with Henry. Recently, Autua thanked Adam for saving him and said he hoped he’d have the chance to save...
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Chapter 11
...as much as it used to. Only a few crew members are still sober, including Autua. Rafael has passed out drunk. Boerhaave picks up the unconscious Rafael, slaps his butt, and...
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...someone that the worst of Adam’s condition is over and that he’s regaining his color. Autua tries to see Adam to return Adam’s favor and save Adam’s life, but Henry invents...
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...water. He tries to swim but finds that he’s actually on deck, vomiting and feverish. Autua has been making him drink salt water so that he’ll vomit out the poison. Boerhaave...
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Three days later, Adam Ewing is strong enough to sit up. He thanks Autua, who saved his life, making the two men equal. Later, Adam receives some of his...
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