Uncle Tom’s Cabin · Character
Samuel Morris
A Quaker who helps George Harris escape.
minor
Also known as Sam
First appearance: volume i xvii the freeman s defense
Samuel Morris's tie to Andy is one of the pressures that moves Uncle Tom’s Cabin—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Scheming and opportunistic, he plans to delay Haley by sabotaging his horse.
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With Andy (friendship): Andy and Samuel Morris are fellow enslaved men who assist each other in small acts of resistance and survival. With Haley (professional): Haley and Samuel Morris are fellow slave traders who…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- St. Clare household and Shelby family
- Shelby and Quaker minor characters
- Quaker and abolitionist helpers
- Diverse minor characters and slave traders
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
The "Endnotes" chapter serves as the dramatic climax because it abruptly shifts the narrative focus from the c…
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Andy
friendship · positive
Andy and Samuel Morris are fellow enslaved men who assist each other in small acts of… How this plays out →
- Haley
professional · ambivalent
- Andy
friendship · positive
Andy and Samuel Morris are fellow enslaved men who assist each other in small acts of… How this plays out →
- Haley
professional · ambivalent
- Andy
friendship · positive
Andy and Samuel Morris are fellow enslaved men who assist each other in small acts of… How this plays out →
- Haley
professional · ambivalent
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Samuel Morris appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
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See Samuel Morris in volume i xvii the freeman s defense