In Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author reveals the harsh realities of slavery by emphasizing how slave masters treat their slaves. Tom had been the slave of three slave owners with distinctive characteristics who were Mr Shelby, Mr St. Clare and Mr
Legree. The three masters play a vital role in portraying a picture of slavery.
Tom's first master, Arthur Shelby, is comparatively benevolent ruler based on his treatment of his slaves. He is reluctant to sell Tom, Shelby's best assistant, and a four-year-old young boy. Ultimately, however, financial straits and business profits take precedence over
Shelby's ethnic and Christian beliefs. Regardless of his kind treatment, Shelby still views slaves as properties, wrecking the lives of slaves to make an …show more content…
Augustine St. Claire, Tom's second master, is the father of Eva and friendly owner of
Tom. The status of Louisiana aristocratic heritage offers him the foresight to recognize the evil of slavery. He firmly holds the idea of anti-slavery, indulges the slaves and gives them
TAN 2 benevolence as far as the system of slavery allows. He is more contemplative than Mr Shelby and plans to emancipate Tom eventually. In other words, St. Clare knows at the back of his mind, or the deep of his heart that Christianity has real force and that slavery is immoral.
Nevertheless, he doesn't believe he has the power to change, being afraid of how hard it would be to act on his convictions, claiming that one man can't make a difference. His hesitation limited his time of action. When harsh reality conquers his right thoughts, his death brings the bleak doom to Tom. Emancipation fails because of his deep but narrow ideas. Simon Legree is Tom's final earthly master, a remorselessly evil, depraved man who represents slavery at its worst extreme. He overworks slaves under the whips of overseers
Legree. The three masters play a vital role in portraying a picture of slavery.
Tom's first master, Arthur Shelby, is comparatively benevolent ruler based on his treatment of his slaves. He is reluctant to sell Tom, Shelby's best assistant, and a four-year-old young boy. Ultimately, however, financial straits and business profits take precedence over
Shelby's ethnic and Christian beliefs. Regardless of his kind treatment, Shelby still views slaves as properties, wrecking the lives of slaves to make an …show more content…
Augustine St. Claire, Tom's second master, is the father of Eva and friendly owner of
Tom. The status of Louisiana aristocratic heritage offers him the foresight to recognize the evil of slavery. He firmly holds the idea of anti-slavery, indulges the slaves and gives them
TAN 2 benevolence as far as the system of slavery allows. He is more contemplative than Mr Shelby and plans to emancipate Tom eventually. In other words, St. Clare knows at the back of his mind, or the deep of his heart that Christianity has real force and that slavery is immoral.
Nevertheless, he doesn't believe he has the power to change, being afraid of how hard it would be to act on his convictions, claiming that one man can't make a difference. His hesitation limited his time of action. When harsh reality conquers his right thoughts, his death brings the bleak doom to Tom. Emancipation fails because of his deep but narrow ideas. Simon Legree is Tom's final earthly master, a remorselessly evil, depraved man who represents slavery at its worst extreme. He overworks slaves under the whips of overseers