Status Updates From La Cabaña del Tío Tom I

“You must consider it’s not a matter of private feeling, - there are great public interests involved…” I think this quote encapsulates common sentiment today and embodies many tangential issues still facing our Nation, just under different euphemisms.

Eliza has successfully escaped with Henry. Haley meets two other traders. Haley and one of the men brush off women not wanting to part with their children as “women’s notions.” The third is compared to the devil’s twin brother, which he considers a compliment, because he does not tolerate such things. An interesting dichotomy as it illustrates the dehumanization and cognitive dissonance inherent in slavery.