Cruelty In Uncle Tom's Cabin

In Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Uncle Tom suffered the most in the end. Although for most of his life he was treated kindly, for a slave.
The readers are introduced to Uncle Tom when he is with his original master. Mr. Shelby treated Tom kindly as he had the utmost respect and trust for him. “No. Tom is a good, steady, pious fellow. I trust him with everything I have-money, house, horses…” (2). Tom ran Shelby’s farm and was permitted to leave when he wanted. The Shelbys taught him how to read and had begun to teach how to write.They made him into a religious man, going so far as to have him married to Chloe by a priest. They never wiped him or beat him either. Mr.Shelby trusts and cares for Tom so much he was reluctant to sell him. Unfortunately for Tom Shelby owed a debt to Haley for gambling. Haley took Tom and sold him to a wealthy man. His new master was named Auguste St. Clare, A wealthy man who treated all of his slaves kindly. He bought Tom for his daughter Eva who loved her father’s

An alcoholic who only wants to make his money, Legree doesn’t have the respect that other slave owners have for their slaves. He constantly beats and whips his slaves wanting them to grovel at his feet. It is this that I believe that Tom had it worse than the others in the book. Tom being the kind hearted Christian that he is, helped the other slaves that fell behind in their work. By doing so he was constantly beat until the point that he was beaten to death by Legree, Before Shelby could buy him back. Shelby arrived and got Tom’s last message for his wife, that he died peacefully and his work was light.
Uncle Tom was treated very well for the majority of his life, but as his owner owed money, and the other died he eventually got to a terrible master and Tom was beaten to death. Uncle Tom suffered the most out of the other characters based on the fact that he switched between so many different masters that lead to his