Uncle Tom's Religion

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His faith in God is represented in all forms such as spiritually, physically, emotionally, and socially. Uncle Tom depends merely on nothing but his faith in God to help him in every one of the trials, tribulations, and hardships that he faces as a slave. Tom never seems surrenders to the temptation of sin unlike those around him that are overrun with it. Tom's devotion to the Christian religion clearly sets him apart from the other characters in the story, he feels that god is all he needs to get through life as a slave.
Tom is the most out going amongst the slaves because he follows god so closely which makes him the leader on the Shelby plantation. Uncle Tom's cabin is the prime focus of society for the slaves which makes them feel home.

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