Who is Philomene from Cane River and what is their importance? Cane_River English & Literature Philomene | Cane River

Philomene was Suzette and Eugene's daughter. She born into slavery, lived through the Civil War, and later became one of the slaves freed at the end of the war. She fell in love with a young man named Clement, who was a slave at a neighboring plantation. Philomene later gave birth to twin daughters, who she was separated from during an illness. Only one of the girls survived, though Philomene was told they'd both died.