An Analysis Of Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe

n this book in chapter on of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe, An argument between Mr Haley a slave trader and Mr Shelby a slaveholder in taking place. Mr. Shelby owes money to Mr. Haley, at first Mr. Haley wants Mr. Shelby’s best slave Tom, but after seeing Harry a young slave boy of Mr. Shelby’s he decides he wants Harry and Tom from Mr. Shelby to make up for the debt that Mr. Shelby owes him.

In my opinion Mr. Shelby is right in this argument because, Mr. Shelby states he is humane and does not want to sell him slave boy because the boy’s mother would be very upset. Mr. Haley believes that it is inhumane because blacks do not have feelings the way whites do. Mr. Haley suggests that Mr. Shelby sell the boy while the mother is