# Harry — Uncle Tom’s Cabin character guide

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

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** little Harry

**First appearance:** 0001-volume-i-ii-the-mother

## Snapshot

A bright, dancing little boy whose sale is bargained over before he can understand it, he becomes the reason his mother runs.

## Who they are

Harry is Eliza and George Harris's only child, a lively child whose charm makes him valuable to traders and beloved by the Shelby household. When Mr. Shelby agrees to sell him alongside Tom, his fate becomes the novel's first urgent question. His peril drives Eliza's desperate crossing of the Ohio and turns a domestic story into a chase with life-or-death stakes.

## In the story

### [In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-i-in-which-the-reader-is-introduced-to-a-man-of-humanity)

Eliza's young son, a beautiful and talented child who is shown off by Mr. Shelby and becomes a target for sale.

### [II: The Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-ii-the-mother)

Eliza and George's young son, whose birth helped Eliza recover from the loss of two earlier children.

### [III: The Husband and Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-iii-the-husband-and-father)

Present during his parents' conversation, playing on the verandah.

### [An Evening in Uncle Tom's Cabin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-iv-an-evening-in-uncle-tom-s-cabin)

The baby of the family, shown learning to walk and playing affectionately with Tom.

### [Showing the Feelings of Living Property on Changing Owners](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-v-showing-the-feelings-of-living-property-on-changing-owners)

Eliza's young son, asleep and unaware of the plan to sell him; his mother prepares to save him.

### [VII: The Mother’s Struggle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-vii-the-mother-s-struggle)

Eliza's young son, who sleeps trustingly in her arms during the escape.

### [IX: In Which It Appears That a Senator Is but a Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-ix-in-which-it-appears-that-a-senator-is-but-a-man)

Eliza's young son, asleep in her arms as they seek refuge.

### [The Quaker Settlement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-xiii-the-quaker-settlement)

Eliza's young son, playing happily in the Quaker kitchen.

### [XVII: The Freeman’s Defense](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-xvii-the-freeman-s-defense)

Little Harry is with his parents, sleeping in his mother's lap during the escape.

### [Liberty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxvii-liberty)

Harry is dressed in girl's clothes as part of the escape plan, and he appears shy and confused by his mother's new appearance.

## Links

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