Uncle Tom's Cabin
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter
Themes
All Themes Slavery and Race Christianity and Christian Charity Women Home Freedom
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Uncle Tom Eliza Harris George Harris George Shelby, Sr. Mrs. Shelby George Shelby, Jr. Simon Legree Cassy Emmeline Haley Aunt Chloe Augustine St. Clare Eva St. Clare Miss Ophelia Topsy Tom Loker Senator and Mrs. Bird Mr. Wilson Mr. Symmes Lucy, or “Luce”
Symbols
All Symbols The Bible Uncle Tom’s cabin
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Anthropomorphism Foil Foreshadowing Genre Idioms Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Oxymorons Pathos Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
Quizzes
All Quizzes Chapter 1: A Man of Humanity Quiz Chapter 2: The Mother Quiz Chapter 3: The Husband and Father Quiz Chapter 4: An Evening in Uncle Tom’s Cabin Quiz Chapter 5: Showing the Feelings of Living Property on Changing Owners Quiz Chapter 6: Discovery Quiz Chapter 7: The Mother’s Struggle Quiz Chapter 8: Eliza’s Escape Quiz Chapter 9: In Which It Appears That a Senator is but a Man Quiz Chapter 10: The Property is Carried Off Quiz Chapter 11: In Which Property Gets into an Improper State of Mind Quiz Chapter 12: Select Incident of Lawful Trade Quiz Chapter 13: The Quaker Settlement Quiz Chapter 14: Evangeline Quiz Chapter 15: Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters Quiz Chapter 16: Tom’s Mistress and Her Opinions Quiz Chapter 17: The Free Man’s Defense Quiz Chapter 18: Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Quiz Chapter 19: Miss Ophelia’s Experience and Opinions (Continued) Quiz Chapter 20: Topsy Quiz Chapter 21: Kentuck Quiz Chapter 22: “The Grass Withereth—The Flowers Fadeth” Quiz Chapter 23: Henrique Quiz Chapter 24: Foreshadowings Quiz Chapter 25: The Little Evangelist Quiz Chapter 26: Death Quiz Chapter 27: “This Is the Last of the Earth” Quiz Chapter 28: Reunion Quiz Chapter 29: The Unprotected Quiz Chapter 30: The Slave Warehouse Quiz Chapter 31: The Middle Passage Quiz Chapter 32: Dark Places Quiz Chapter 33: Cassy Quiz Chapter 34: The Quadroon’s Story Quiz Chapter 35: The Tokens Quiz Chapter 36: Emmeline and Cassy Quiz Chapter 37: Liberty Quiz Chapter 38: The Victory Quiz Chapter 39: The Stratagem Quiz Chapter 40: The Martyr Quiz Chapter 41: The Young Master Quiz Chapter 42: An Authentic Ghost Story Quiz Chapter 43: Results Quiz Chapter 44: The Liberator Quiz Chapter 45: Concluding Remarks Quiz
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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