A slave-owner in New Orleans, St. Clare is Tom’s second owner. He is a character of complex morality: he does not condone slavery and believes God will strike back against this injustice, but until Eva’s death and Tom’s intervention, he does not know what he can do to help the plight of Southern slaves. After he resolves to free Tom and live a more Christian life, he is killed accidentally in a fight at a café.
Augustine St. Clare Quotes in Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Uncle Tom's Cabin quotes below are all either spoken by Augustine St. Clare or refer to Augustine St. Clare. 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 14
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And you shall have good times . . . . Papa is very good to everybody, only he always will laugh at them.
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Eva St. Clare (speaker), Uncle Tom, Augustine St. Clare
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Chapter 19
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On this abstract question of slavery there can, as I think, be but one opinion. Planters, who have money to make by it—clergymen, who have planters to please—politicians, who want to rule by it—may warp and bend language . . . they can press nature and the Bible . . . into their service; but, after all, neither they nor the world believe in it one particle the more.
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Augustine St. Clare (speaker)
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The Bible
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Augustine St. Clare Character Timeline in Uncle Tom's Cabin
The timeline below shows where the character Augustine St. Clare appears in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 15: Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters
St. Clare’s family history is told. He, Augustine, comes from a rich Louisiana family. His mother was a French Protestant, and his uncle...
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The boat stops in New Orleans, and the three enter St. Clare’s large, opulent estate, which Miss Ophelia finds impressive but “heathenish.” St. Clare’s domestic slaves are...
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Chapter 23: Henrique
St. Clare’s brother, Alfred, visits the Lake Ponchartrain home with his son Henrique. Henrique is a handsome,...
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Alfred and Augustine watch this scene from afar. When Augustine quotes Thomas Jefferson, that “all men are created...
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...set an example of what not to do for their young white masters. Alfred asks Augustine why, considering his opinions, he does not simply free his slaves. Augustine replies that the...
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Eva and Henrique return from riding, and Augustine is concerned that his daughter has ridden too much for her health. Eva tells her...
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Chapter 28: Reunion
St. Clare’s personality changes: he begins reading the Bible and attempts to increase his oversight of household...
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Chapter 29: The Unprotected
...“unprotected” by any laws, left to the designs of those who wish to buy them. St. Clare’s slaves, upon hearing of his death, are panicked with the exception of Tom, who prepares...
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