Status Updates From Uncle Tom's Cabin

Pure is found dead and the other characters find out - Ophelia confronts St. Clare because it appears the cause of her death was whipping. St. Clare’s only response is that property interest is supposed to protect such things but his hands are tied - like many, he claims he could have no effect on such a system without realizing that is precisely what stops others from trying.

I'm done with the text of the novel. Highly melodramatic, but apparently a sweeping success. It doesn't really matter if I liked it as a book I just wanted to read it so that I could experience it since it is historically significant. I'm not familiar with the Bible so I felt a bit lost with all of that stuff. I guess it was a slam dunk at the time though! The 1800s were fucking crazy