Racism In Uncle Tom's Cabin

In “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author intended to change people’s view on slavery by showing how Tom wasn’t the stereotypical form of how slaves were viewed as, the relationship Tom has with God and his faith, and how slaves suffered both physically and emotionally.
Tom approaches a little girl, Miss Eva, and questions her what’s her name. The two started engaging in a conversation. Shortly afterwards Miss Eva tells Uncle Tom that she likes him. Whenever Eva discovers that Tom is a slave, she quickly mentions that her father can buy him and that Tom will live in a joyous environment having wonderful memories. Eva and her father were standing beside the railing of the boat when all of a sudden Eva loses her balance and …show more content…
An example how the author intended to communicate to the readers that some slaves weren’t the stereotypical form of being a slave was by including the part where Tom saved Miss Eva. Since Tom saved Eva it demonstrated that not all slaves were the stereotype of being helpless or self-centered. Because Tom was heroic it illustrated that some slaves were caring and friendly when it came to others no matter the skin color. Categorizing someone as a slave was useless because judging someone by their skin color shouldn’t matter it’s by the actions whether someone should be judged. Whenever Eva was descending into the water Tom, a slave, had no hesitation trying to save her while others around probably white didn’t bother to put their life in jeopardy and rescue someone in …show more content…
As demonstrated by the page, depending where the plantation was where slaves worked, some slaves had the privilege to attend church on Sundays or have Bibles. The text of the Lord comfort Tom on any occasion where he was troubled or weak. Differing from settings Tom would pull his Bible out to read in order to grant strength for his soul and character. Since Tom would read over his Bible at any given time it illustrates that Tom found God in any place, there was no specific place for Tom to seek God he would pray in any given chance for protection. Even though slaves around Tom, questioned his faith due to the cruel punishment and treatment they were experiencing he remains strong in his faith. Tom wraps his mind around the intention that God will protect him on any occasion when Tom requests for his