# Mammy — Uncle Tom’s Cabin character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dear Mammy, Poor old Mammy

**First appearance:** 0003-volume-i-iv-an-evening-in-uncle-tom-s-cabin

## Who they are

An elderly enslaved woman on the Shelby plantation.

## Relationships

### [Marie St. Clare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/characters/marie_st_clare)

_professional_

Mammy is Marie's long-suffering enslaved maid, enduring Marie's constant complaints and demands with weary patience.

### [Eva St. Clare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/characters/eva_st_clare)

_friendship_

Eva treats Mammy with gentle affection and respect, in stark contrast to Marie's harshness, offering her comfort.

### [Marie St. Clare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/characters/marie_st_clare)

_professional_

Mammy is Marie's long-suffering enslaved maid, enduring Marie's constant complaints and demands with weary patience.

### [Eva St. Clare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/characters/eva_st_clare)

_friendship_

Eva treats Mammy with gentle affection and respect, in stark contrast to Marie's harshness, offering her comfort.

### [Eva St. Clare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/characters/eva_st_clare)

_friendship_

Eva treats Mammy with gentle affection and respect, in stark contrast to Marie's harshness, offering her comfort.

### [Marie St. Clare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/characters/marie_st_clare)

_professional_

Mammy is Marie's long-suffering enslaved maid, enduring Marie's constant complaints and demands with weary patience.

## In the story

### [XXIV: Foreshadowings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxiv-foreshadowings)

Mammy is mentioned as having been called upon by Marie to sit up with her, and Eva references Mammy's love for her children.

### [XXVII: “This Is the Last of Earth”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxvii-this-is-the-last-of-earth)

Defends St. Clare, noting his thinness and silent grief.

## Links

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