Eliza Harris
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Eliza Harris is a courageous enslaved woman in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," best known for her dramatic escape across the frozen Ohio River to save her child from being sold.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eliza | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American woman in fiction
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enslaved woman ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Uncle Tom's Cabin ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Christian faith
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abolitionism ⓘ family separation under slavery ⓘ moral courage ⓘ motherhood ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life fugitive enslaved people ⓘ |
| createdBy | Harriet Beecher Stowe ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Uncle Tom's Cabin ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild | Harry Harris ⓘ |
| influencedByContext | 19th-century American slavery ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| marriedTo | George Harris ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempt to save her child from being sold
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dramatic escape across the frozen Ohio River ⓘ |
| performsAction |
crosses the frozen Ohio River
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escapes from Kentucky ⓘ flees slave catchers ⓘ protects her son from being sold ⓘ seeks freedom in the Northern United States ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
courageous
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devoted mother ⓘ morally upright ⓘ |
| religionInFiction | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInWork | supporting protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfActions |
Kentucky
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Ohio River ⓘ free states in the Northern United States ⓘ |
| statusAtBeginningOfWork | enslaved ⓘ |
| statusAtEndOfWork | free ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
maternal love
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the cruelty of slavery ⓘ the quest for freedom ⓘ |
| workGenre | anti-slavery novel ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1852 ⓘ |
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