In the novel Mightier than the sword: Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the Battle for America the author David S. Reynolds, discusses his strong opinion of the groundbreaking book Uncle Tom's Cabin. The author David S. Reynolds is an influential American literary critic and professor that has won many awards such as the the Bancroft Prize, the Christian Gauss Award, the Ambassador Book Award, the Gustavus Myers Book Award, the John Hope Franklin Prize. The author believes that “no book in American history molded public opinion more powerfully than Uncle Tom’s Cabin” (page loc 60). Reynolds believed that the book highlighted inequality by emphasized empowerment and equality to the social classes that experience social injustice.
Throughout the novel Reynolds briefly discusses Harriet Beecher Stowe’s background, gives information about her life experiences, and how she became “the most famous women in america”. (page loc 45). Harriet Beecher Stowe was intelligent, educated, religious and strongly opinionated women that had a passion for equality. The author suggest that the first signs of …show more content…
Reynold strongly believes Harriet Beecher Stowe’s work ignited the civil war and inspired many people. It “intensified subversive culture forces and spread them far and wide”.(page 43). He states that her work “flooded Northern society, in contrast to the stable, conservative south,” causing a split between the nation by created a new way of thinking and molding the public opinion. (page 43-44). Not only did her work influenced revolutionaries in America but “it gave impetus to revolutions in Russia, China, Brazil, Cuba and elsewhere.” (page 91). Therefor Uncle Tom’s Cabin molded Americas opinion like no other work. The author Reynolds includes many facts and resources to prove and support this point and does an excellent job in doing
Throughout the novel Reynolds briefly discusses Harriet Beecher Stowe’s background, gives information about her life experiences, and how she became “the most famous women in america”. (page loc 45). Harriet Beecher Stowe was intelligent, educated, religious and strongly opinionated women that had a passion for equality. The author suggest that the first signs of …show more content…
Reynold strongly believes Harriet Beecher Stowe’s work ignited the civil war and inspired many people. It “intensified subversive culture forces and spread them far and wide”.(page 43). He states that her work “flooded Northern society, in contrast to the stable, conservative south,” causing a split between the nation by created a new way of thinking and molding the public opinion. (page 43-44). Not only did her work influenced revolutionaries in America but “it gave impetus to revolutions in Russia, China, Brazil, Cuba and elsewhere.” (page 91). Therefor Uncle Tom’s Cabin molded Americas opinion like no other work. The author Reynolds includes many facts and resources to prove and support this point and does an excellent job in doing