Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

by

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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A cruel slave-catcher, Tom Loker, along with Marks, promises Haley that he will find Eliza and Harry and return the latter to Haley and selling the former into prostitution. Loker is shot by George Harris and nursed back to health by Quakers and the escapees he was sent to capture. He then experiences a change of heart and repents of his previous wickedness.

Tom Loker Quotes in Uncle Tom's Cabin

The Uncle Tom's Cabin quotes below are all either spoken by Tom Loker or refer to Tom Loker. 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 8 Quotes

Run up a bill with the devil all your life, and then sneak out when pay time comes! Boh!

Related Characters: Tom Loker (speaker)
Related Symbols: The Bible
Page Number: 75
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Chapter 17 Quotes

But you haven’t got us. We don’t own your laws; we don’t own your country; we stand here as free, under God’s sky, as you are; and, by the great God that made us, we’ll fight for our liberty till we die.

Related Characters: George Harris (speaker), Tom Loker, Marks
Page Number: 224
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Tom Loker Character Timeline in Uncle Tom's Cabin

The timeline below shows where the character Tom Loker appears in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1: A Man of Humanity
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...since they fetch a higher price when they’re content. Others, such as his friend Tom Loker, are crueler to slaves, and their business suffers. Haley nevertheless insists he might buy Harry... (full context)
Chapter 6: Discovery
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An older slave named Black Sam remarks on Tom’s fate with resignation and disappointment, and is then asked by the slave Andy to call... (full context)
Chapter 8: Eliza’s Escape
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...flees, Haley finds a tavern and mulls his fate. He runs into his acquaintance Tom Loker, a massive and violent-looking man, and his small, mouse-like companion, Marks. Over drinks, Haley explains... (full context)
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Haley repeats to Loker his theory of slave-trading: always keep profits in mind, and only be as cruel as... (full context)
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Marks proposes that he and Loker will catch the two, return Harry to Haley, and sell Eliza into enslaved prostitution in... (full context)
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...tactics that morning, since he 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... (full context)
Chapter 14: Evangeline
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La Belle Riviere continues down the Mississippi. Tom’s conduct has convinced Haley he is trustworthy; Tom is therefore allowed to sleep without fetters... (full context)
Chapter 17: The Free Man’s Defense
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...an athletic and energetic man who has recently converted to Quakerism. Fletcher brings news that Loker, Marks, and their gang are approaching the Quaker settlement. The Quakers plan to get leave... (full context)
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...on horseback named Michael reports that eight to ten of the capturing forces, led by Loker, are close behind. Michael takes the wagon and rides away, as a distraction and to... (full context)
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Loker, Marks, and the others arrive. Fearing a violent confrontation, George mounts the embankment and delivers... (full context)
Chapter 21: Kentuck
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Back in 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... (full context)
Chapter 35: The Tokens
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...begins in Legree’s sitting room, where he is complaining of the complications introduced by Uncle Tom’s refusal to cooperate with his demands. Cassy comes into the room and Legree believes she... (full context)
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Cassy reveals that she has come to see Legree to argue with him over Tom’s treatment. Legree feels he will eventually “break” Tom, but Cassy says it won’t be done—Tom’s... (full context)
Chapter 37: Liberty
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Tom Loker awakes in a Quaker household under the supervision of Aunt Dorcas, who is tending to... (full context)
Chapter 38: The Victory
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Legree discusses Tom’s more cheerful mood with Sambo, who suggests that Tom might wish to run away. Legree... (full context)