Mightier Than the Sword Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the Battle for America
Mightier than the Sword, Uncle Toms’ Cabin and the Battle for America was written by Davis S. Reynolds, a Twentieth century biographer, literary critic and historian who has written fifteen books which have analyzed and given clear insight to the Civil War Era. Reynolds received a Ph. D. from the University of California, Berkley and obtained a B.A form Amherst College, and is also a regular reviewer for the New York Times. His further accomplishments are as follows: Ambassador Book award, Bancroft Prize, and a Gustavus Myers Book award.
Mightier Than the Sword explores the elements that were compiled into Harriet Beecher Stowe’s compelling and popular novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Reynolds states that the novel helps redefine American democracy and reveals the true African American social injustice of that time; Slavery.
To better enlighten what Reynolds’ analysis meant to do it is best to go a little more in depth of the mind behind Uncle Tom’s Cabin. …show more content…
Stowe’s father often referred to her as a “genie” at a very early age. When Harriet was younger her mother passed away and she could recall not remembering her, yet, her brother Henry suggested their mother was compared to the image of Virgin Mary in their household. During her motherless childhood, Stowe had a strong bond with her African American Governess, or “Mammy”. Although she had created the bonds with the family’s servants that did not discount their relationships. Reynolds shows that the relationships between Stowe’s kitchen maids and servants helped form the characters for Uncle Tom’s
Mightier than the Sword, Uncle Toms’ Cabin and the Battle for America was written by Davis S. Reynolds, a Twentieth century biographer, literary critic and historian who has written fifteen books which have analyzed and given clear insight to the Civil War Era. Reynolds received a Ph. D. from the University of California, Berkley and obtained a B.A form Amherst College, and is also a regular reviewer for the New York Times. His further accomplishments are as follows: Ambassador Book award, Bancroft Prize, and a Gustavus Myers Book award.
Mightier Than the Sword explores the elements that were compiled into Harriet Beecher Stowe’s compelling and popular novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Reynolds states that the novel helps redefine American democracy and reveals the true African American social injustice of that time; Slavery.
To better enlighten what Reynolds’ analysis meant to do it is best to go a little more in depth of the mind behind Uncle Tom’s Cabin. …show more content…
Stowe’s father often referred to her as a “genie” at a very early age. When Harriet was younger her mother passed away and she could recall not remembering her, yet, her brother Henry suggested their mother was compared to the image of Virgin Mary in their household. During her motherless childhood, Stowe had a strong bond with her African American Governess, or “Mammy”. Although she had created the bonds with the family’s servants that did not discount their relationships. Reynolds shows that the relationships between Stowe’s kitchen maids and servants helped form the characters for Uncle Tom’s