By writing her book, Stowe showed the world what she saw from a distance. She broadcasted the horrors of slavery. The way she did this was judged harshly by some.
Although Stowe helped opened people 's eyes, her book also had some critics. Southerners believed that her account on slavery was one sided and was not fair. Stowe caused Southerners to get riled up. She also caused heated opinions in the North. Some strong abolitionists thought that Stowe’s work was not strong enough. They felt that her protagonist was too weak and would not cause any radical change ("Impact of Uncle Tom 's Cabin, Slavery, and the Civil War." 1). The opinions of the liberal abolitionists would cause the southerners to become angry. The opinions of the southerners would cause outrage in liberal abolitionists. Stowe’s work …show more content…
After the war, there were more African American writers. One such writer was Charles Waddell Chesnutt, who wrote The House Behind the Cedars. More books about African Americans also began to come forth. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is an example (“North American Literature” 5). “Uncle Tom’s Cabin was also the first books written by an American author to have an African American protagonist” (McGuire 2). Since there were no other African American heroes in American literature, the stakes were high. Since there were no other heroes to compare it to, everyone who read this book and did not associate much with African Americans would think that Uncle Tom was how all African Americans were. This fact also let it be a bit easier for Americans to write African American protagonists. Since Stowe helped start the Civil War by writing an African American protagonist, she also helped African Americans be able to write their own books. Stowe paved the way for African-American writers to be published as well as racism and prejudice to be openly discussed. She also affects how they were treated during the
Although Stowe helped opened people 's eyes, her book also had some critics. Southerners believed that her account on slavery was one sided and was not fair. Stowe caused Southerners to get riled up. She also caused heated opinions in the North. Some strong abolitionists thought that Stowe’s work was not strong enough. They felt that her protagonist was too weak and would not cause any radical change ("Impact of Uncle Tom 's Cabin, Slavery, and the Civil War." 1). The opinions of the liberal abolitionists would cause the southerners to become angry. The opinions of the southerners would cause outrage in liberal abolitionists. Stowe’s work …show more content…
After the war, there were more African American writers. One such writer was Charles Waddell Chesnutt, who wrote The House Behind the Cedars. More books about African Americans also began to come forth. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is an example (“North American Literature” 5). “Uncle Tom’s Cabin was also the first books written by an American author to have an African American protagonist” (McGuire 2). Since there were no other African American heroes in American literature, the stakes were high. Since there were no other heroes to compare it to, everyone who read this book and did not associate much with African Americans would think that Uncle Tom was how all African Americans were. This fact also let it be a bit easier for Americans to write African American protagonists. Since Stowe helped start the Civil War by writing an African American protagonist, she also helped African Americans be able to write their own books. Stowe paved the way for African-American writers to be published as well as racism and prejudice to be openly discussed. She also affects how they were treated during the