# Emmeline — Uncle Tom’s Cabin character guide

> Emmeline in Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0029-volume-ii-xxx-the-slave-warehouse

## Snapshot

A young enslaved woman sold away from everything she loves, she clings to a fellow captive's story as the wagon rolls toward Legree's plantation.

## Who they are

Emmeline is purchased by Simon Legree and fettered beside a mulatto woman on the road to his remote Louisiana place. Trading histories of lost husbands and children, she reveals a life already shattered by sale before she has even arrived. Her quiet exchange on that dreary journey makes the traffic in human beings intimate and specific, deepening the novel's descent into its darkest territory.

## Relationships

### [Cassy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/characters/cassy)

_psychological_

Cassy becomes a protective, almost maternal figure to the terrified young Emmeline, guiding her in surviving Legree's cruelty.

### [Simon Legree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/characters/simon_legree)

_psychological_

Emmeline is a young enslaved woman bought by Legree to be his sexual victim, living in constant terror of his brutality.

### [Simon Legree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/characters/simon_legree)

_psychological_

Emmeline is a young enslaved woman bought by Legree to be his sexual victim, living in constant terror of his brutality.

### [Cassy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/characters/cassy)

_psychological_

Cassy becomes a protective, almost maternal figure to the terrified young Emmeline, guiding her in surviving Legree's cruelty.

### [Cassy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/characters/cassy)

_psychological_

Cassy becomes a protective, almost maternal figure to the terrified young Emmeline, guiding her in surviving Legree's cruelty.

## In the story

### [XXX: The Slave Warehouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxx-the-slave-warehouse)

Emmeline is a young, beautiful slave girl sold at auction with her mother Susan. She is purchased by Simon Legree, despite her mother's desperate pleas.

### [XXXI: The Middle Passage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxi-the-middle-passage)

Emmeline is chained to a mulatto woman, horrified by Legree's advances, and shares her sorrow with her fellow slave.

### [Dark Places](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxii-dark-places)

Emmeline is terrified by Legree's touch and words, and clings to the mulatto woman for protection.

### [The Quadroon's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxiv-the-quadroon-s-story)

Cassy mentions Emmeline as a young girl trying to hold on to her faith, similar to Tom.

### [XXXV: The Tokens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxv-the-tokens)

Mentioned as the object of Legree's summons and Cassy's protection, her singing a slave hymn adds to the eerie atmosphere.

### [Emmeline and Cassy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxvi-emmeline-and-cassy)

Emmeline is terrified and desperate to escape, but Cassy warns her of the futility and danger of attempting flight.

### [XXXVIII: The Victory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxviii-the-victory)

Emmeline is briefly mentioned as being dejected and seen by Tom when he is summoned to the house.

### [The Stratagem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxix-the-stratagem)

Frightened but follows Cassy's lead; nearly faints during the escape.

### [Concluding Remarks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xlv-concluding-remarks)

Mentioned alongside Cassy as having a story that may have many counterparts in real life.

## Links

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