st. clare, however, is hurt when he tries to stop a fight at a tavern and dies. because of this, he cannot keep his promise to free tom. his wife sells tom to a plantation owner named simon legree. legree takes tom to louisiana. there, he meets other slaves, including emmeline (who legree bought at the same time that he bought tom). legree begins to hate tom when tom disobeys his order to whip the other slaves. legree beats him, and decides to destroy tom's faith in god. however, tom secretly continues to read the bible and help the other slaves. at the plantation, tom meets cassy, another black slave. her two children had been sold, and she had killed her third child because she was afraid that her child would be sold, too.