USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Augustine St. Clare, Tom’s third owner and the father of the novel’s saintly child, is an odd and interesting character, an amalgam of traits that we finally find coherent and human. He is a “Byronic” hero, a thoughtful spokesman against slavery, and a reluctant (and at last repentant) materialist.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tom and Eva quickly become friends, and she tells him she will ask her father, Augustine St. Clare, if he will buy Tom. One day, Eva falls over the side of the boat, and, while everyone else stands by in shock, Tom plunges over the side of the boat and saves her.

Detailed explanation-3: -Clare, Augustine’s twin brother, is his complete opposite – fully believing in a hierarchical, aristocratic society and in the right of the slave owner to control his slaves completely using as much brute force as necessary. Alfred argues that aristocratic societies are no different than societies with slavery.

Detailed explanation-4: -One day, Tom and little Eva become friends, and Eva says she wants her papa to buy him. At just that moment, the boat pulls up to a small landing and Eva runs away to see her father. For some reason, she loses her balance and falls overboard.