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* [[Anvilicious]]: [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped|But then again]]...

* [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]: Yes, there's one of these in the whole drama. More exactly, the extremely sly and tricky antics that the Shelby slaves use to delay the slave trader who purchased Harry and Tom so they can help Eliza run away with little Harry.

* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: {{spoiler|The reunion of the family at the end}}.

** The phrase "sold down the river" is a metaphor for betrayal in modern American English, but most modern Americans don't know its origin.

*** The term was also used before the book; in fact, the modern map of Washington, D.C. (the part south of the Potomac being cut off) comes from when Washington abolished slavery, and those districts seceded. Today, the old slave market is now a farmer's market. Since going down the river was to an area which, if nothing else, made it more difficult to leave the United States, yeah.

* [[Overshadowed by Controversy]]: Not many people would claim to have read the book. It is widely known though that there was intense controversy of its publishing, particularly in years leading up to the [[American Civil War]].

* [[Purity Sue]]: Eva and Uncle Tom are this. Not surprisingly, they are also the least popular characters.

 

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