No Body Likes Simon

Simon Legree is the villain in "Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life among the Lowly," by
Harriet Beecher Stowe. The name "Simon Legree" has joined the English
language: if you call a man "a Simon Legree," you are saying that he
is a cruel taskmaster.


"One of the most hated characters in American literature, Simon Legree
is a plantation owner from Louisiana who terrorizes his slaves.
Legree's philosophy is to work his slaves as much as possible until
they die, then replace them. A hard, cruel and embittered man, Legree
is secretly haunted by visions of his dead mother, who implored him on
her death bed to change his ways. Though Legree almost had a change of
heart, he eventually ignored his mother's pleas and continued his
lifestyle. He is tortured by nightmares and plagued by superstition,
and the nightmares become more vivid and frequent when Legree is at
his most cruel. His cruelty reaches new highs after he purchases Uncle
Tom with the hopes of turning him into a brutal overseer. Enraged by
Tom's staunch refusal to participate in acts of violence against other
slaves, Legree beats him so severely that he eventually dies."


Who would like Simon?
Someone who is always mad
Someone who is always demanding
A terrible dictator and a terrible master.

Who would like Simon?
Never did he do anything good
Never did he care for others
Never did he pay any pity

Who would like Simon?
He's evil
He's bad
He's cruel

Who would like Simon?