A stern and religious woman from Vermont, Miss Ophelia is St. Clare's cousin. She moves to New Orleans to live in the St. Clare household and look after Eva, because Marie is often sick. Miss Ophelia believes that slavery is wrong but initially has trouble interacting with, or even touching, black people. She learns through Eva to become a better, more loving mentor to Topsy.
Miss Ophelia Quotes in Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Uncle Tom's Cabin quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Ophelia or refer to Miss Ophelia. 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 20
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But, of course, I didn’t want you to confess things you didn’t do . . . that’s telling a lie, just as much as the other.
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Miss Ophelia Quotes in Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Uncle Tom's Cabin quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Ophelia or refer to Miss Ophelia. 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:
).
Chapter 20
Quotes
But, of course, I didn’t want you to confess things you didn’t do . . . that’s telling a lie, just as much as the other.
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