Simon Legree of Uncle Tom's Cabin HELP??

Question

How did Tom's owner Simon Legree treat him throughout the book and what was his perspective on slavery? Can someone help me answer this question? I NEED DETAILS

Answer 1

Simon Legree: Tom's evil and tyrranical final master. Legree is a Yankee who has moved to the South to make his money in the plantation business. An alcoholic, he brutalizes his slaves and forces them to live in sqaulid conditions. Because he does not have the respect of other slave-owners, Legree wants his slaves to grovel before him. The fact that Tom finds comfort in the Lord and will patiently bear any load is discomforting to Legree, who begins to hate him viciously.