Uncle Tom’s Cabin has many different elements I could
critically analyze, but one of my favorite parts that I have read so far is the
ending of chapter ten. For the readers
whom aren’t sure what is really happening at the end of chapter ten, this is
where Tom is about to be taken away by Mr. Haley. Right at the last second
Master George jumps up into the wagon and surprised Tom. They were able to say
their goodbyes, and you can see the affectionate Master George has towards Tom.
When
you think about slavery, such told in the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin you
think of the single story. By single story I mean the stereotypical aspects of
slavery, how all the whites hated the slaves. How whites were too good to even
speak to or look at the slaves. Even if the whites were against the thought of
slavery, they would refuse to speak or look at the slaves, because they were
afraid of what other fellow whites would do or say to them. But in this book
especially with in the reading I’m highlighting, you see this isn’t true at
all. You see a young white boy, who is
against slavery, not afraid to speak his mind and show affectionate to a black
slave. He promises Tom that when he is older he will come and save him. George
even gave a dollar to Tom and wrapped it around his neck. George said,
“but there, now, button your coat tight
over it, and keep it, and remember, every time you see it, that I’ll come down
after you and bring you back.”
The above passage to me proves that
George feels great affectionate to Tom. In a way Master George looked up to
Tom. Many times in this selection of the text Tom gives advice and words of
wisdom. Master George always listened to Tom, and you could tell George took everything
Tom said to heart. Towards the end of
their discussion Tom asks Master George if he had offended him at all. George
told him no, it was good advice.
Tom patted Master Georges’ curly
hair head. Showing his affectionate towards George. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
truly shows more than just the single story of race back in the slavery days.
It shows how not all slave owners were bad and how different races could
respect and get along with each other.
