ago and subjected to a life of hatred, but after talking with Tom she finally obtains faith, and with this new faith she is able to contrive a way to escape the deserted plantation with one of the other young slaves, Emmeline. The two of them escape victoriously, but since Tom will not tell Legree where the two have gone, he is beaten again, but this time he does not recover. The son of Mr. Shelby rescues Tom just before his death. This is a hopeless feat, but Tom is able to tell George, the son, some final words for his wife, Aunt Chloe, and the others. After Tom's death, Master George gives Tom a proper burial on his return home where he meets up with Cassy and Emmeline. It is here that Cassy discovers that her daughter, whom she thought she would never see again, is Eliza, so Master George brings the two girls to Canada where the family is reunited. When he finally returns home, George grants Tom's final wish and emancipates all the Shelby slaves. When he informs them of the news, he tells each of them to think of their freedom every time they pass Uncle Tom's Cabin and let it be a memorial to try to live as honestly and faithfully as Tom with God as their leader. This statement comes at the very end of the book, and it is not until the end that the title of Stowe's novel is understood by the reader. I found Uncle Tom's Cabin to be a very well put book. It has opened my eyes to what life was like back in the time of slavery. I rate this book a nine. I found it well written and very worth reading. The one thing that didn't seem to give it that one-point to make it a ten was that some of the local color in the story was very difficult to understand and to read. If you have time to read a story whose dialect is hard to read at some points. This novel was rated a 10 for entertainment. There never was a dull moment in this novel. Whenever you turned a page something new was happening. The theme I rate in this book as a nine, also. The th...
