Uncle Tom's Cabin By Stowe

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The three-major difference between Uncle tom’s cabin and the Escape or A leap or freedom. by reading from the “uncle Tom’s Cabin by Stowe, uses two-opposite geographies to present two of different concept of slavery and freedom. While the North was representing a freedom and the South epitomizes the slavery and oppression. Both take place in different places with different time of era. Also, the role of women in uncle tom’s cabin are very powerful people, whether they are changing their own lives, or the lives of the people around them, and whether they are using their power for good or to further evil. In some cases, such as Mrs. St. Clare, the women inadvertently perpetrate evil, as Mrs. St. Clare denies her dead husband’s wishes, and sells …show more content…
On the other hand, African Americans carried a huge burden because of slavery, but black women had to carry a double burden because of their biological makeup. To be a black woman in slavery was absolutely the lowest point in society, for an enslaved woman, it was an experience of emotional, mental, and physical anguish. Black women bore so many burdens during the time of slavery. Besides taking care of the children, families, and chores, they had to face the threat of sexual exploitation. When Harriet Jacobs first talks about bringing her new-born babe into this world, the first thing on her mind is realizing that her daughter must endure all the pain and suffering that she has. Black men did not have to worry about being rapped, like the black women did. Slave masters used black women for their sexual pleasures. If a slave woman rejected her master's advances, punishment was unbearable. However, the escape throughout his journey, Brown is treated both fairly and poorly, given responsibility and not trusted, and always a slave. During the story, Brown tells of other slaves' stories and fates, living out his life through the lives of

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