In the novel, uncle Tom has a total of three masters, namely Shelby, St. Clare and Legree. Although they are the masters of Tom, but they have different personalities, and the same point.
His first master, Shelby, was portrayed as a "benevolent" slave owner and a traditional southern gentleman. Although he and his wife treated their slaves are very friendly, but when Shelby faces a debt and lose its field plight, he decided to name a few slaves to the slave traders to raise much-needed funds. He can not give up the privileged life for a slave he preferred, in his world of thought good slave and his personal accessories, is his personal trading items, it is difficult to change the class nature.
Tom's second master, the little girl, the father of Eva, is the most sympathetic slave owner in the novel. St. Clara is already aware of the evil of slavery, but also failed to give it the wealth ready. St. Clara and his cousin Ophelia because of different views on the north and the quarrel of slavery. Ophelia opposed slavery, but biased against blacks. However, St. Clara thought that he did these prejudices. In order to his cousin that she views about black is wrong, St. Clara bought a black girl Topsy, and asked Ophelia to educate Topsy. After
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However, his kindness was due to his accidental death and frustrated.
Tom's third master, Simon Legree, was a brutal slave born in the north. His goal is to defeat Tom and destroy his religious beliefs. But Tom did not surrender, eventually died under the disorderly stick legrip.
The first two masters have a very common thing, that is, they are very kind, they treat their slaves is very friendly. The difference is that, St. Clare is really think slavery is evil, so he decided to put Tom free, but in his honor before he died. On the contrary, Shelby in his heart, again good slave and his personal accessories, is his personal trading items, he can not give up the privileged life for a slave he preferred