Uncle Tom's Cabin | Chapters 4-5: Summary and Analysis

New Characters:
Uncle Tom: Shelby’s devout and trusted slave

Aunt Chloe: Tom’s wife, a cook for the Shelbys

Master George: thirteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Shelby

Mose, Pete, and the baby: Tom’s and Chloe’s children

Summary
Chapter 4 opens with a description of Uncle Tom’s cabin, “a small log building” near the plantation house. Inside, Aunt Chloe prepares dinner, fixing a variety of dishes. She is the head cook on the Shelby plantation, and her talents are known throughout the neighborhood. Also in the cabin are...


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