ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AMERICAN LITERATURE

ELIZABETHAN ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does George Harris’ master demand of him that prompts him to plan his escape?
A
Relocate to Louisiana
B
Punish another slave
C
Abandon his faith
D
Marry another woman
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When he’s sent to work in a bagging factory, he invents a labor saving machine for cleaning hemp, which revolutionizes the way the factory works. Unfortunately, his “master” is jealous of George’s abilities and uses George’s intelligence as an excuse to punish and humiliate him.

Detailed explanation-2: -George Shelby Called “Mas’r George” by Uncle Tom, George is the Shelbys’ good-hearted son. He loves Tom and promises to rescue him from the cruelty into which his father sold him. After Tom dies, he resolves to free all the slaves on the family farm in Kentucky.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shelby herself, Eliza just barely makes it across the river with her child before she can be recaptured. Because there aren’t any ferries during the winter, she actually leaps and runs across a dangerous ice floe, cutting her feet to shreds, in order to escape.

Detailed explanation-4: -Uncle Tom’s Cabin Chapter 3 George, running an errand for his master, takes the opportunity to visit Eliza on the Shelby farm. He tells her of his predicament and bitterly wishes aloud that their son, Harry, had never been born. Eliza is shocked at his venom, and he tells her what happened in the factory.

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