Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Chapter 38 summary
Chapter 38 of 45 · Volume 2 · 17 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 38, Tom struggles with exhaustion and despair under Legree’s cruelty, but a vision of Jesus restores his faith and strengthens his care for other enslaved people. When Cassy asks him to help kill Legree, he refuses, calms her anger, and encourages her to seek escape with Emmeline without bloodshed.
What happens
- Forced back to work before his wounds heal, Tom loses strength, struggles to read his Bible, and waits vainly for rescue.
- After Legree mocks his faith, Tom experiences a vision of Jesus and gives up his hopes for earthly relief.
- Tom’s renewed peace withstands Legree’s blows, and his generosity and religious teaching comfort the other enslaved people.
- Cassy wakes Tom at night and asks him to help kill Legree, whom she has drugged.
- Tom refuses violence, urges forgiveness, and advises Cassy and Emmeline to escape while he stays with the others.
- A workable escape plan occurs to Cassy, and she agrees to try.
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What to notice
Tom refuses to make faith depend on rescue. This commitment anticipates his renewed peace and his refusal to answer cruelty with murder.
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Why does Tom refuse to escape with Cassy and Emmeline?
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