Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe expresses many thoughts and beliefs on slavery. Her intent throughout the book is to express her belief of mistreatment and suffrage of African Americans. These two topics are directly correlated from beginning to end showing the negative impacts and damage caused to blacks at this time by dehumanizing them both mentally and physically. Suffrage was a constant throughout Uncle Tom's Cabin. For example in the beginning of the book Mr. Shelby fell into debt and was required to sell Tom as well as Harry. This caused suffering for Eliza because her family was unjustly torn away from her and she had no say in the matter at all because Mr.Shelby needed to make enough money to sustain his property. Unfortunately
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As portrayed throughout the novel slave owners are very dependent upon their slaves because they are the only ones that are actually doing all of the work both in the house and in the fields. Another example of this is shown through the introduction of Miss Ophelia and Augustine St. Claire. Miss Ophelia, coming from the North, is not used to the ways of slavery in which the South practice. Her initial reaction to slavery is that it is very demeaning. She believes that slaves do not deserve the hardships put upon them because of their race and is very against it. However she slowly begins to adapt to the way slaves are treated and overtime no longer has the same sympathy for them she once did. It eventually comes to the point she is even bothered by the touch of a black person. Nevertheless Miss Ophelia is granted the mission of educating a formerly abused slave named Topsy. This is where the true reflection of Miss Ophelia’s character is seen by observing how she once cared about slaves and had sympathy for them and now she views them to only be less important than herself. (Chapter …show more content…
Shelby and Augustine St. Claire. While some appeared to be kindhearted and treated their slaves somewhat well and with decency this did not condone controlling people's lives for the betterment of the master. While they may not beat their slaves they might as well be causing them suffrage like Legree and many of the other owners at this time because these kind slave owners make the face of slavery look acceptable to the point where everyone believes it is ok. Stowe illustrates throughout the novel that slavery is an awful thing because everywhere it exists black people are undergoing endless suffering and torment, families are being torn apart, and people are murdered simply because their skin color is different. Slavery caused not only the slaves suffrage but also the masters and everyone else. By acknowledging this to all of the readers of Uncle Tom’s Cabin Stowe could hope that this evil would not last forever and at some point an end would be put to
As portrayed throughout the novel slave owners are very dependent upon their slaves because they are the only ones that are actually doing all of the work both in the house and in the fields. Another example of this is shown through the introduction of Miss Ophelia and Augustine St. Claire. Miss Ophelia, coming from the North, is not used to the ways of slavery in which the South practice. Her initial reaction to slavery is that it is very demeaning. She believes that slaves do not deserve the hardships put upon them because of their race and is very against it. However she slowly begins to adapt to the way slaves are treated and overtime no longer has the same sympathy for them she once did. It eventually comes to the point she is even bothered by the touch of a black person. Nevertheless Miss Ophelia is granted the mission of educating a formerly abused slave named Topsy. This is where the true reflection of Miss Ophelia’s character is seen by observing how she once cared about slaves and had sympathy for them and now she views them to only be less important than herself. (Chapter …show more content…
Shelby and Augustine St. Claire. While some appeared to be kindhearted and treated their slaves somewhat well and with decency this did not condone controlling people's lives for the betterment of the master. While they may not beat their slaves they might as well be causing them suffrage like Legree and many of the other owners at this time because these kind slave owners make the face of slavery look acceptable to the point where everyone believes it is ok. Stowe illustrates throughout the novel that slavery is an awful thing because everywhere it exists black people are undergoing endless suffering and torment, families are being torn apart, and people are murdered simply because their skin color is different. Slavery caused not only the slaves suffrage but also the masters and everyone else. By acknowledging this to all of the readers of Uncle Tom’s Cabin Stowe could hope that this evil would not last forever and at some point an end would be put to