Uncle Tom's Cabin Literary Analysis

The author's intent in Uncle Tom’s Cabin was to change people's perceptions of slavery, she demonstrates this by adding emphasis that the characters in the book were courageous, optimistic, and faithful. As the book unfolds slavery progressively gets more evil.Some of the things that the author adds to show the malicious acts of slavery was when, Mr. Haley was in the process of purchasing some of Mr.shelby's slaves at first he is perceived as a kind hearted fair gentleman, but in reality he isn’t, He acted this was because he knew Mr.shelby wouldn't sell any of his slaves to cruel men. Mr.Shelby had no other choice but to sell some of his slaves since he was in debt to Mr.Haley. When Shelby and Haley got to an agreement they settled with …show more content…
Through various occasions in the book the author maintains a constant motif and that was the Christian faith. For example, when Uncle Tom was purchased by Legree he took all of his belonging except the bible that Uncle Tom had hidden in his pocket, he warns Uncle Tom that he didn't put up with any kind of religion (482).When the reached the plantation Uncle Tom realized it was a horrid place to stay, even people of their own kind were cruel to each other. After a while of being there Toms faith in God begins to slowly fade away. Tom was sitting by the fire and he drew out his bible for comfort, some women asked him what he was reading they mentioned to him that God wasn't anywhere near them and to stop thinking he was. The women filled his head with doubt about his faith. He sees a vision of Eva reading the bible to him it made him feel comforted and regains his strength and faith in The Lord (498). In conclusion Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe was mainly written to change people's perspective on slavery and to show that slaves were just as courageous, optimistic, and faithful as white people