Cole Whalen
Silver
D.C. American Literature
04 March 2018
Critical Analysis
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is an American novel that was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist, born in Litchfield, Connecticut, on June 14, 1811. However, she achieved fame for her novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The novel’s purpose was to stand against slavery, and it was one of the highest-selling novels of its time. The book travels through the hardships of Uncle Tom, a slave who is repeatedly sold and moved from owner to owner. The book, as an abolitionist image, is very controversial because of its horrific portrayal of slavery, the racial slurs and stereotypes it uses, and the tensions it caused between the North and the South.
First, Uncle Tom’s Cabin is controversial because of the horrific way that it portrayed slavery. Stowe’s main intention of writing this novel was to convince all readers that slavery was evil, so she portrayed it in a way that would ensure her readers to think that. Slavery was not terrible at the Shelby residence, but the cursed evil of slavery forced Uncle Tom to be separated from his wife and children. Not only does Stowe depict the physical suffering of the slaves, due …show more content…
First, the novel portrayed slavery in a very horrific light, which caused much controversy in that time period. Next, it used many racial slurs and stereotypes towards the slaves in the novel, which led readers to see slavery in a very negative light. Lastly, it caused extreme tension between the North and the South, ultimately leading to the beginning of the Civil War. Harriet Beecher Stowe took a risk in the writing of this book, and caused an immense amount of controversy, but all in all, it cannot be said that she is not a revolutionary
Silver
D.C. American Literature
04 March 2018
Critical Analysis
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is an American novel that was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist, born in Litchfield, Connecticut, on June 14, 1811. However, she achieved fame for her novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The novel’s purpose was to stand against slavery, and it was one of the highest-selling novels of its time. The book travels through the hardships of Uncle Tom, a slave who is repeatedly sold and moved from owner to owner. The book, as an abolitionist image, is very controversial because of its horrific portrayal of slavery, the racial slurs and stereotypes it uses, and the tensions it caused between the North and the South.
First, Uncle Tom’s Cabin is controversial because of the horrific way that it portrayed slavery. Stowe’s main intention of writing this novel was to convince all readers that slavery was evil, so she portrayed it in a way that would ensure her readers to think that. Slavery was not terrible at the Shelby residence, but the cursed evil of slavery forced Uncle Tom to be separated from his wife and children. Not only does Stowe depict the physical suffering of the slaves, due …show more content…
First, the novel portrayed slavery in a very horrific light, which caused much controversy in that time period. Next, it used many racial slurs and stereotypes towards the slaves in the novel, which led readers to see slavery in a very negative light. Lastly, it caused extreme tension between the North and the South, ultimately leading to the beginning of the Civil War. Harriet Beecher Stowe took a risk in the writing of this book, and caused an immense amount of controversy, but all in all, it cannot be said that she is not a revolutionary