Comparison of Tom is Uncle Tom's Cabin and Santiago in the Old Man and the Sea

Tom and Santiago: The Christ Like Mortals In both Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, and Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, the main characters put forth an attempt to get through their pains and endeavors while staying calm in their environments. Both Santiago of The Old Man and the Sea, and Uncle Tom of Uncle Tom's Cabin, are linked to Christ. Even through their challenging times each men find a way to …

…them with his unwavering faith in God and ultimate desire for freedom. Harriet B. Stow and Ernest Hemingway give both their characters Tom and Santiago Christ like qualities. It is their Christ like qualities that set the two men apart from the average character. With out these qualities Tom would just be another slave and Santiago just another fisherman the qualities are also their to give the reader a sense of understanding of the character.