This passage clearly shows Haley, a slave trader, opinions and views on women. When Haley wants to buy Mrs. Shelby’s favorite slave, Eliza, Mr. Shelby refuses to sell her because Ms. Shelby loves Eliza and raised her since she was young like family. Haley did not care at all about what Mr. Shelby said and responds saying that women do not care about their slaves as long as they get their trinkets and fancy items. He views women as materialistic, thoughtless people. I think this is not true at all. While some women may be materialistic, most women, even the materialistic ones, value love, family, and happiness over items. This passage gave me a bad impression of Haley. He clearly views women as materialistic and greedy which may be partly
