Throughout the two stories, Clotel and Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the two women, Georgiana and Eva, are presented as young, white, religious females who have plantation homes with slaves working the fields and running them. The two female characters see slavery as evil and hypocritical. The two authors used these two young, white female characters to persuade people that slavery is wrong through the use of feminism, innocence, and morality even though women did not have enough authority during this time period. Not only did the slaves know what it felt like to have no freedom and be the lesser of someone, but the two young female characters knew as well. The character in Clotel is presented as a young woman named Georgiana. She lives on a plantation
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On the plantation is Mr. St. Clare, the owner, his daughter Eva, and a very important slave named Uncle Tom. Eva is presented similarly to Georgiana as a young woman who sees the evil of slavery and voices her opinions on the matter. Both fathers of the characters are not devoted to being a Christian as their daughters are. A little girl named Topsy becomes friends with Eva. Eva helps Topsy through her constant troubles with her master and become a better person through Christianity. Eva could not bear to see Topsy or the other slaves that live on the plantation with the little girl being …show more content…
In Clotel, Georgiana convinced Carlton that Christianity is a good thing to follow and that the slaves should have freedom after her father passed away. Not only was Georgiana influential, but Eva was as well. Topsy, a little slave girl, was turned into a well-trained servant with the help of Eva by showing Topsy that she can be loved even though she was not an ordinary person. She also influenced Mr. St. Clare, her father. After soon finding out when she would go to heaven, she made her father promise one thing. If she was to die, the slave, Uncle Tom, was to gain his freedom. Right before her death, Mr. St. Clare was converted to Christianity and realized what he had
On the plantation is Mr. St. Clare, the owner, his daughter Eva, and a very important slave named Uncle Tom. Eva is presented similarly to Georgiana as a young woman who sees the evil of slavery and voices her opinions on the matter. Both fathers of the characters are not devoted to being a Christian as their daughters are. A little girl named Topsy becomes friends with Eva. Eva helps Topsy through her constant troubles with her master and become a better person through Christianity. Eva could not bear to see Topsy or the other slaves that live on the plantation with the little girl being …show more content…
In Clotel, Georgiana convinced Carlton that Christianity is a good thing to follow and that the slaves should have freedom after her father passed away. Not only was Georgiana influential, but Eva was as well. Topsy, a little slave girl, was turned into a well-trained servant with the help of Eva by showing Topsy that she can be loved even though she was not an ordinary person. She also influenced Mr. St. Clare, her father. After soon finding out when she would go to heaven, she made her father promise one thing. If she was to die, the slave, Uncle Tom, was to gain his freedom. Right before her death, Mr. St. Clare was converted to Christianity and realized what he had