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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Study Guide
Full Text
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapters I–V
Chapters VI–IX
Chapters X–XIII
Chapters XIV–XVI
Chapters XVII–XIX
Chapters XX–XXIII
Chapters XXIV–XXVIII
Chapters XXIX–XXXIII
Chapters XXXIV–XXXVIII
Chapters XXXIX–XLV
Characters
Character List
Uncle Tom
Ophelia St. Clare
Simon Legree
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Slavery
Escape
Womanliness
Christianity
Quotes By Section
Chapters I–V
Chapters VI–IX
Chapters X–XIII
Chapters XIV–XVI
Chapters XVII–XIX
Chapters XX–XXIII
Chapters XXIV–XXVIII
Chapters XXIX–XXXIII
Chapters XXXIV–XXXVIII
Chapters XXXIX¬–XLV
Quotes By Character
Uncle Tom
Eliza Harris
George Harris
Ophelia St. Clare
Simon Legree
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Chapters 1-5
Chapters 6-9
Chapters 10-13
Chapters 14-16
Chapters 17-19
Chapters 20-23
Chapters 24-28
Chapters 29-33
Chapters 34-38
Chapters 39-45
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
Further Study
Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
Where is the evil of slavery shown in its most hideous form?
The Legree plantation
The St. Clare house
The Shelby house
The Tudor plantation
2
of 5
Who is the most morally perfect white character in the novel?
Ophelia
Shelby
Eva
Cassy
3
of 5
What does Stowe imply a parallel to with the oppression of blacks?
Government corruption
Oppression of women
Underage working conditions
Colonization
4
of 5
Besides Tom, what other character has a Christ-like death?
Simon
Eva
Shelby
Ophelia
5
of 5
What is the subject represented in the symbolism of Eliza's leap from one bank to the other of the river?
Women's suffrage
Religion
Slavery
Government control
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