An Analysis Of Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher-Stowe

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher-Stowe is a well-renowned novel about slavery. It is considered an anti-slavery novel that had a vast impact to society due to its realistic and powerful portrayal of slaves and their sufferings. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is centered mainly about the Harris family and Uncle Tom as they navigate through their circumstances as slaves. As I read the book, I was saddened by the way the slaves were maltreated. However, it made me realize an important theme or message that the author conveys throughout this narrative; slavery is evil and morally wrong. The novel also depicts subjects such as a parent’s love, a child’s innocence, and faith in Christianity. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is considered historically significant in the …show more content…
For instance, within Chapter Five of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Mr. and Mrs. Shelby, Uncle Tom and the Harris’s owners, argue about the decision made to sell Uncle Tom and Eliza’s young child Harry to a slave trader as a debt payment. Eliza overhears this discussion and is distraught for she cannot withstand losing her child. As a result, she fleas with her son to prevent the trade from happening. Soon after Eliza fleas, Uncle Tom is taken by Mr. Haley with plans to present him to a slave market. This happening is an example of slavery tearing families apart and making the possibility of having a stable family life nonexistent. Another instance in which slavery causes agony is portrayed within Chapter Fourty of the novel in which Uncle Tom is beaten by his master, Mr. Legree, for refusing to reveal the locations of the escaped slaves; the brutal beating eventually causes his demise. With this, it can be concluded that slavery is evil and immoral for the reason that it degrades and exploits human beings. There are several other main points that Harriet Beecher-Stowe exhibits in Uncle Tom’s Cabin that does not involve slavery such as a child’s heart and intentions are pure and benevolent, a parent’s love is eternal and truly selfless, and that faith in Christianity can assure you that you are not alone in your hardships. Evangeline St. Clare is the only child of Augustine St. Clare and Marie St. Clare. In the novel, Eva is portrayed as someone who is innocent and has only pure intentions within her for she exhibited kindness wherever she went. For instance, when she caught eye of Tom within the slaves on the boat, Eva convinces St. Clare to buy him so he can be happy. This occurrence of Eva being her good-natured self, among other numerous instances, only proves that children are pure and true to the heart for they only wish good towards