Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
in chapter 11, who is the runaway slave being advertised? What details in the advertisement reveal that he has been mistreated?
in chapter 11, who is the runaway slave being advertised? What details in the advertisement reveal that he has been mistreated?
George Harris is the runaway slave. The details revealing that George has been mistreated are as follows;
"Ran away from the subscriber, my mulatto boy, George. Said George six feet in height, a very light mulatto, brown curly hair; is very intelligent, speaks handsomely, can read and write, will probably try to pass for a white man, is deeply scarred on his back and shoulders, has been branded in his right hand with the letter H.
Uncle Tom's Cabin