Arthur Shelby
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Arthur Shelby is a Kentucky plantation owner in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," depicted as a relatively kind but morally compromised slaveholder whose financial troubles lead to the sale of Uncle Tom.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arthur Shelby canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ planter ⓘ slave owner ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Uncle Tom's Cabin
ⓘ
surface form:
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
|
| associatedWithTheme |
Christian morality
ⓘ
economic pressure and moral failure ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| causes |
attempted sale of Harry
ⓘ
sale of Uncle Tom ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | more brutal slaveholders in the novel ⓘ |
| createdBy | Harriet Beecher Stowe ⓘ |
| employerOf | Uncle Tom ⓘ |
| enslaves |
Eliza Harris
ⓘ
surface form:
Eliza
Harry ⓘ Uncle Tom ⓘ various enslaved people on his plantation ⓘ |
| familyMember | George Shelby ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Uncle Tom's Cabin
ⓘ
surface form:
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Chapter 1
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | anti-slavery novel ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Mr. Shelby ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
financially irresponsible
ⓘ
good-natured ⓘ weak-willed ⓘ |
| indebtedTo | Mr. Haley ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | head of the Shelby household ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryRole | represents supposedly benevolent slaveholder ⓘ |
| moralConflict | regret over selling Uncle Tom ⓘ |
| moralEvaluationByNarrator | well-meaning but complicit in evil ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | financial necessity ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | plantation owner ⓘ |
| parentOf | George Shelby ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
kind master within the constraints of slavery
ⓘ
morally compromised ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian
|
| residence | Kentucky ⓘ |
| sells |
Harry
ⓘ
Uncle Tom ⓘ |
| sellsTo | Mr. Haley ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | Shelby plantation ⓘ |
| spouse | Emily Shelby ⓘ |
| symbolizes | moral compromises of slavery ⓘ |
| timePeriod | antebellum American South ⓘ |
| workPublishedIn | 1852 ⓘ |
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