Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, there is a clear display of slavery. The slave owner clearly mistreats the slaves. I was surprised when I saw some white slave owners respecting their slaves possessed in the case with the Shelbys. Although slavery provided major economic benefit, the black people were still required to tend to their masters. They had to work extremely hard and receive the punishment from their master. Although some masters had some respect for the slaves, the majority received major punishment. In the case with Uncle Tom, he had two sides to him. The first part of him was  loyal and hardworking and the other he was a true Christian, who basically allowed the punishment from the masters. His first masters mistreated him and thought he was an animal and a horrible person.  His later masters were much more reasonable. Although the Shelbys were upset with the system and tried to end slavery, his family put him in an unfortunate situation where he was allowed death without trial. The white people obviously benefited from slavery, no matter the treatment to Uncle Tom. The black people had no real power and could not end this trouble on their own.