In Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Stowe writes to Northerners and Christians to provide a realistic picture of slavery deep in the South. Upon hearing of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 where it made the act of assisting a runaway slave illegal, Stowe realized that she needed to show Northerners and other readers the necessity of ending slavery by revealing the horrors of it (Ch. 45). Through meaningful character stories and passion, Harriet Stowe shows the source of the darkness of slavery while providing a solution to produce light and hope.
The source of this system resides in every individual in America. Southerners created a law to declare that no colored person could testify against a white person. This meant that there was nothing to protect …show more content…
First, slaves living a decent life always have a chance to end up in a worse situation. For example, Tom was living a decent life with Mr. Shelby, but then his current state took a turn for the worse when he is bought by Mr. Haley (Ch. 5). Then Tom manages to escape the grasp of the harsh Mr. Haley and secure a life with another good man Augustine St. Clare (Ch. 14). In the possession of this good man Tom is almost freed, however, the man dies and Tom is yet again in the possession of a cruel bitter man (Ch. 30). This upsetting example shows slavery can not just be ignored and allowed to continue because one day a slave has an almost adequate life, then the next day he’s beaten so much that he dies from it. This heart-wrenching story pulls from the emotions of the audience and leaves them disgusted with the mistreatment of slaves. Furthermore, Stowe shows how slavery’s evil causes a kind man like Mr. Shelby to become cruel by having to tear apart families. She uses this to show that slavery corrupts good men and should be stopped. More examples are found throughout the text. Eliza and her son Harry experience the fear of escaping capture. They live a tolerable life with Mr. Shelby until Mr. Shelby sells Harry to Mr. Hayley (Ch. 5). Eliza takes her son and attempts to escape to Canada (Ch. 6). The two manage to escape the grasp of Mr. Hayley and their lives seem to be looking better,
The source of this system resides in every individual in America. Southerners created a law to declare that no colored person could testify against a white person. This meant that there was nothing to protect …show more content…
First, slaves living a decent life always have a chance to end up in a worse situation. For example, Tom was living a decent life with Mr. Shelby, but then his current state took a turn for the worse when he is bought by Mr. Haley (Ch. 5). Then Tom manages to escape the grasp of the harsh Mr. Haley and secure a life with another good man Augustine St. Clare (Ch. 14). In the possession of this good man Tom is almost freed, however, the man dies and Tom is yet again in the possession of a cruel bitter man (Ch. 30). This upsetting example shows slavery can not just be ignored and allowed to continue because one day a slave has an almost adequate life, then the next day he’s beaten so much that he dies from it. This heart-wrenching story pulls from the emotions of the audience and leaves them disgusted with the mistreatment of slaves. Furthermore, Stowe shows how slavery’s evil causes a kind man like Mr. Shelby to become cruel by having to tear apart families. She uses this to show that slavery corrupts good men and should be stopped. More examples are found throughout the text. Eliza and her son Harry experience the fear of escaping capture. They live a tolerable life with Mr. Shelby until Mr. Shelby sells Harry to Mr. Hayley (Ch. 5). Eliza takes her son and attempts to escape to Canada (Ch. 6). The two manage to escape the grasp of Mr. Hayley and their lives seem to be looking better,