separation of these two parties, Stowe spends the remainder of the novel updating their progress in designated chapters. Eliza and Harry leave the plantation as soon as they can get away, but their absence is discovered quickly, and this sends Mr. Haley searching for his property. At one point, Haley is so hot on her trail that Eliza has to miraculously run across blocks of ice on the Ohio River holding her son. When they reach the other side, they are taken in by a nice family that introduces them to a Quaker network that aides slaves in their pursuit of freedom. Like many other slaves at that time, Eliza is determined to reach Canada. Along the way, Eliza is reunited with her husband, George, and eventually the entire family reaches their destination. Tom's journey is not filled with so many fortunate situations. He is bought by a nice man, Mr. St. Clare who has a daughter, Little Eva. Eva has a great impact on the life of Tom and the other characters in the novel with her angelic qualities. Unfortunately, within days of each other, Eva and Mr. St. Clare die, and all the St. Clare slaves are left in the hands of Maria, the wife. She always hated the slaves and thought that her husband treated them too nicely, so when she gets this opportunity, she vows to teach them a lesson, and she sells them down the river. It is here that Tom's life takes a turn for the worst. He is bought by an evil man, Simon Legree, who prided himself on being able to "break" all of his slaves, but Tom is different. He is untouchable. Tom's great faith in God taught him to be honest and good, and no matter what Legree does, these attributes remain part of Tom. This just angers Legree more, and he eventually has Tom beaten to a point which he never recovers. While Tom is trying to heal from this beating, he is introduced to Casey, another slave of Legree's who desperately needs to run away. She has lost all faith in God after being stripped of her children years...
