Uncle Tom’s death is inevitable: the very system of slavery corrupted and killed the good Christian slave. However, Uncle Tom’s death brought freedom for Shelby’s slaves. George’s decision to free his slaves came from his emotional response to Tom’s sacrifice. Rather than celebrating their freedom, “many slaves, however, pressed around him, earnestly begging him not to send them away; and, with anxious faces, tendering back their free papers” (617). Honoring Uncle Tom’s beliefs and teachings, the slaves would rather stay with George instead of being liberated. “Every time the slaves see UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; and let it be a memorial to put them all in mind to follow in his steps, and be honest and faithful and Christian as he was” (618). Chloe’s
