Uncle Tom’s wife, Aunt Chloe is an important member of the Shelby estate. She is terribly upset when Tom is sold and finds work as a baker in Louisville, with her wages going to help buy back Tom. At the end of the novel she has earned enough money to buy Tom's freedom, only to learn that Tom has died on the Legree estate.
Aunt Chloe Quotes in Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Uncle Tom's Cabin quotes below are all either spoken by Aunt Chloe or refer to Aunt Chloe. 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 4
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How easy white folks al’us does things!
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Aunt Chloe Character Timeline in Uncle Tom's Cabin
The timeline below shows where the character Aunt Chloe appears in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4: An Evening in Uncle Tom’s Cabin
...simple, its front covered in beautiful flowers, with an interior organized around a hearth. Aunt Chloe, Uncle Tom’s devoted wife, prepares a meal for the family. She is known to be...
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...“Mas’r George,” the thirteen-year-old son of George Shelby. As Tom perseveres at his lessons, Aunt Chloe remarks that reading and writing, and other activities like it, come more easily to whites...
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George expresses his love of Aunt Chloe’s cooking as she serves him griddle cakes. George mentions that Tom Lincon, a friend, has...
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After George has eaten his fill, Aunt Chloe and the children eat. The children run around, roughhousing, and Chloe scolds them for being...
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Chapter 5: Showing the Feelings of Living Property on Changing Owners
...her arms, quiets the old dog Bruno, and slips into the cold winter darkness. Aunt Chloe sees Eliza as she leaves, and Eliza reports the news of the impending sale, saying...
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...the tears any human being might on being confronted with such horrible circumstances. Eliza asks Chloe to tell George that she loves him, that she and Harry are escaping to Canada,...
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Chapter 7: The Mother’s Struggle
Back at the Shelby estate, Aunt Chloe prepares a meal for Haley and others with great care, following Mrs. Shelby’s implied desire...
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Chapter 8: Eliza’s Escape
...feels they are sly and ungentlemanly. Sam heads to Uncle Tom’s cabin and tells Aunt Chloe and the slaves assembled of Eliza’s crossing; he gives a grand and comic speech to...
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Chapter 10: The Property is Carried Off
...will find comfort in the Lord, and the Lord will protect him. Tom won’t allow Chloe to speak ill of Mr. Shelby. Tom argues, that Shelby is only doing what he...
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As Uncle Tom and Aunt Chloe eat breakfast together, Aunt Chloe can’t contain her weeping. Uncle Tom is quiet, sadly resigned...
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Chapter 14: Evangeline
...write to his family, but Tom can write only poorly and so cannot communicate with Chloe and others at home.
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Chapter 19: Miss Ophelia’s Experience and Opinions (Continued)
...rest of his life. Later, Eva tries to help Tom write a letter to Aunt Chloe. When the effort proves difficult, St. Clare steps in to help, and mails the letter...
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Chapter 21: Kentuck
...Kentucky, on the Shelby plantation, Mrs. Shelby tells her husband that Tom’s letter to Aunt Chloe has arrived. Mr. Shelby hints that business affairs have not improved much since Tom’s sale...
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As she cooks dinner, Chloe offers that she could be “let out” as a cook to another family, and her...
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...George arrives, pleased to have news from Tom, and eats a final meal with Aunt Chloe before she heads off to Louisville. As they eat, he writes to Tom with the...
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Chapter 41: The Young Master
...to worry—he is going to a finer place. Tom asks George not to mention to Chloe his current condition.
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Chapter 44: The Liberator
Shelby, Jr. returns home. Although Mrs. Shelby fears that something has happened to Tom, Aunt Chloe still plans for his safe return and lays out the money she has earned on...
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