ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Tom Loker. A slave hunter hired by Mr. Haley to bring back Eliza, Harry, and George, Tom Loker first appears as a gruff, violent man.

Detailed explanation-2: -Uncle Tom is the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The character was seen by many readers as a ground-breaking humanistic portrayal of a slave, one who uses nonresistance and gives his life to protect others who have escaped from slavery.

Detailed explanation-3: -She selflessly hires herself out as a cook to earn money with which to redeem Tom. But even though she works for years, her young master, George Shelby, arrives at Legree’s plantation too late. Tom is already dying.

Detailed explanation-4: -Marie, wife of Augustine St. Clare and mother of the angelic Eva, is a hard-hearted, selfish hypochondriac. Once the belle of the local ball, she is completely incapable of human sympathy, especially toward black slaves. She barely notices her daughter’s fatal illness.