ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -With Harry clutched in her arms, Eliza runs through a side door straight to the river. Mr. Haley sees her and runs in hot pursuit. She jumps onto the blocks of ice in the river and makes it to the other side.

Detailed explanation-2: -We do not know whether Eliza knew of the Rankins and their willingness to help. But stories tell of how Eliza, with her babe in her arms, crossed a half-frozen Ohio River with only a rail to assist her in case she broke through.

Detailed explanation-3: -Eliza Harris, of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” notoriety, the slave woman who crossed the Ohio River, near Ripley, on the drifting ice with her child in her arms, was sheltered under our roof and fed at our table for several days. This was while we lived at Newport, Indiana, which is six miles west of the State line of Ohio.

Detailed explanation-4: -Eliza’s Tale. . In the winter of 1838 a slave woman and her baby began their journey to freedom. To avoid capture in Kentucky she crossed the ice floes in the Ohio River to the safety of the Ripley Shore. The story of Eliza in Uncle Tom’s Cabin was based on this incident.

Detailed explanation-5: -A man on the other side helps her up. Eliza recognizes him as Mr. Symmes, the owner of a farm not far from her old home. He fears to offer her shelter himself, but points out a house where she will receive aid.