Uncle Tom’s Cabin · Character
Senator Bird
An Ohio senator who helps Eliza despite his pro-slavery politics.
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First appearance: IX: In Which It Appears That a Senator Is but a Man
Senator Bird shows up with force in IX: In Which It Appears That a Senator Is but a Man. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Returns home from legislative session; initially defends the Fugitive Slave Law but is moved by Eliza's plight and actively helps her escape.
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In IX: In Which It Appears That a Senator Is but a Man: Returns home from legislative session; initially defends the Fugitive Slave Law but…
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Character groups
- Diverse minor characters and slave traders
- Quaker and abolitionist helpers
- St. Clare household and Shelby family
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
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