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The book’s title character, hero, and moral center, Uncle Tom is the head slave of the Shelby estate, sold to pay off Mr. Shelby’s debt. Uncle Tom’s new master, St. Clare, is a benevolent one, and Tom befriends St. Clare’s daughter, Eva. After St. Clare dies, Tom’s religious spirit is tested at the hands of Simon Legree, his final master, and Tom’s willingness to die for his Christian beliefs makes him a martyr and Christ figure.
Uncle Tom Quotes in Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Uncle Tom's Cabin quotes below are all either spoken by Uncle Tom or refer to Uncle Tom. 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 Quotes
And you shall have good times . . . . Papa is very good to everybody, only he always will laugh at them.
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Chapter 24 Quotes
It’s jest no use tryin’ to keep Miss Eva here . . . She’s got the Lord’s mark in her forehead.
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Chapter 33 Quotes
Mas’r, if you mean to kill me, kill me; but, as to my raising my hand agin any one here, I never shall,—I’ll die first!”
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Chapter 40 Quotes
O, Mas’r! don’t bring this great sin on your soul. It will hurt you more than ‘twill me! Do the worst you can, my troubles’ll be over soon; but, if ye don’t repent, yours won’t never end!
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Uncle Tom Quotes in Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Uncle Tom's Cabin quotes below are all either spoken by Uncle Tom or refer to Uncle Tom. 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 Quotes
And you shall have good times . . . . Papa is very good to everybody, only he always will laugh at them.
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Chapter 24 Quotes
It’s jest no use tryin’ to keep Miss Eva here . . . She’s got the Lord’s mark in her forehead.
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Chapter 33 Quotes
Mas’r, if you mean to kill me, kill me; but, as to my raising my hand agin any one here, I never shall,—I’ll die first!”
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Chapter 40 Quotes
O, Mas’r! don’t bring this great sin on your soul. It will hurt you more than ‘twill me! Do the worst you can, my troubles’ll be over soon; but, if ye don’t repent, yours won’t never end!
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