Uncle Tom's Personality

“Tom was sitting very mournfully while this conversation was going on. Suddenly he heard the quick, short click of a horse’s hoofs behind him, and before he could fairly awake from his surprise, young Master George sprang into the wagon, threw his arms round his neck, and was sobbing and scolding with energy.” (Page 101, Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
In this chapter Tom is being taken away by Haley, the slave trader. Uncle Tom is very sad and depressed that he is being taken away from the Shelby’s plantation. In this quote George Shelby is chasing after Tom to tell him good bye. He finds Tom and a tavern and gives him a hug and starts crying. It seems as if the slave trader has grown attached to his slave like a friend. Their relationship is not slave owner and slave. They are actually friends and they respect each other. In the south there was no such thing as white people and black people being friends. There were slaves and slave owners. Uncle Tom seems to have a big impact on people because of his kind gentle nature. Uncle Tom is one of the nicest people in the book even though he is being forced to work for no pay. He doesn’t get mad at anyone he just says “let god have mercy on them”.