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    Slavery is a tough subject to address in all respects. It was even harder to maintain mental and physical health as a slave. In order to keep themselves at least a little sane slaves would often find some personal salvation. Tom found religion, Topsy found independence, Cassy found a sense of control, and Ophelia found personal morals. All of these characters clung to their particular trait that kept them going in a cruel, prejudiced world. Each trait helped preserve a sense of belonging to…

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    civil and social problems that the public may not see throughout the history. One of the main problems that literature has helped is the issues of slavery. For example, incidents in the life of a slave girl written by Harriet Ann Jacob and Uncle Tom’s Cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe was some of the most important works to expose the reality of slavery. Slavery would probably continue for a much longer period of time if those works were never written. Most people…

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    influential literature. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom's Cabin is one of the most influential books leading toward the final abolishment of slavery. Tom's journey from his initial sale into slavery shed light on the issue. Stowe was able to create a story that got into the minds of countless people and she was able to show them why slavery should be abolished. The public’s perceptions of slavery slowly changed after reading Uncle Tom’s Cabin; they began to realize that slavery was…

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    Uncle Tom's Cabin Essay

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    Everyone who is learning about slavery should know the important facts and should be able to watch the film Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a film based on the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin by: Heather beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom’s Cabin jumps back and forth between Eliza and Tom’s story. Eliza is a slave who ran away because her owner had to sell her son to make so money because is plantation is losing money. So Eliza took her son Jimmy and is running away to the North. Tom is a slave who…

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    In Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson, an enslaved woman named Roxy switches her own baby with the child of her master to save him from the terrible fate of being sold “down the river”. Her son is renamed Tom, while the real heir becomes Chambers the slave. Growing up, Chambers is mistreated; he is forced to work hard and is abused by Tom, yet still ends up being a kind and generous person. Meanwhile, Tom has a perfect childhood. He is raised white and educated, and doted upon by everyone around him…

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    In the famous novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” by Mark Twain, Tom-the main character in the plot-has the conflicting thoughts whether not to tell about the murder of Doctor Robinson in the graveyard. Although many may say Tom should not tell because they have an oath to “keep mum” about the murder and not let anyone know that it was ‘Injun’ Joe that killed the doctor, they should tell the sheriff because Muff Potter would be hanged for the false accusation of the murder, and Injun Joe might…

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    The story takes pace in Kentucky with a farmer named Arthur Shelby who is in debt and might lose everything. He and his wife respect their slaves and treat them with care but must sell two in order to make ends meet. Arthur decides to sell Uncle Tom and harry. The husband then tells his wife about the agreement he has made and the wife is distraught because she had promised the mother she would not sell the son. However the mother had overheard the whole conversation and warns tom and then flees…

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    Uncle Tom’s Cabin follows the enslaved lives of the Harris family and, of course, Uncle Tom. Mr. Shelby is a considerate master, but he must sell Tom to Haley, the slave trader, to pay off some debts. Eliza, Mrs. Shelby’s servant, rightly fears that her son Harry will also be sold to Haley. She escapes to Ohio, taking Harry with her. Along the way, Senator and Mrs. Bird, as well as a Quaker community assist Eliza. George Harris, Eliza’s husband, runs away too after learning that his master…

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    In Harriet Beecher Stowe’s classic novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin addresses the situation of slavery back in the 1850’s. The book is about Tom and Harry, two slaves who are sold when Shelby, their master, falls into debt. Harry’s mother, Eliza, decides to run away to Canada, so she is not separated from her son and where they will finally be free. Rather than running away, Tom decides to stay and be sold to the St. Clare family. After a tragic death in the St. Clare family, Tom is sold again, but to a…

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    Moreover, Harper Lee portrayed Tom as a mockingbird. Diligently, Tom remained resilient and never disrespected others. Tom, who was a dedicated worker, had so much to give to the world, but no one wanted to listen. Generously, kindly, and patiently- he provided help to those in need of it. On his way home, he would assist Mayella with her chores and yard work. Following his moral beliefs, Tom always told the truth and nothing but the definite truth. During the trial, Tom tried his hardest to…

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