to tom, she "...seemed something almost divine; and whenever her golden head and deep blue eyes peered (looked) out upon him...he half believed that he saw one of the angels stepped out of his new testament." he says that "she's got the lord's mark in her forehead." eva is an almost perfect, christ-like child. she is very sad about slavery. she does not see the difference between blacks and whites. she talks very much about love and forgiveness. even topsy is touched by her love. eva becomes one of the most important people in tom's life.