3.5
Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life among the Lowly
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Published in two volumes in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author, Harriet Beecher Stowe. It achieved wide popularity among the white readers in the North, by vividly dramatizing the experience of slavery.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin tells the story of Uncle Tom, a slave, depicted as dignified, noble and steadfast in his beliefs. While being transported by boat for auction in New Orleans, Tom saves the life of Little Eva whose grateful father then purchases Tom. Eva and Tom soon become great friends. Soon Eva’s health begins to deteriorate and on her death bed, she asks her father to free all the enslaved people. He makes plans to do so but is killed by the brutal, Simon Legree, who is Tom’s new owner. Tom is whipped to death after he refuses to divulge the whereabouts of certain escaped slaves. He maintains a constant Christian attitude toward his own suffering and Stowe attributes Tom’s death with echoes of Christ’s.
This best-selling novel of the 19th century depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting at the same time that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as the enslavement of fellow human beings.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin tells the story of Uncle Tom, a slave, depicted as dignified, noble and steadfast in his beliefs. While being transported by boat for auction in New Orleans, Tom saves the life of Little Eva whose grateful father then purchases Tom. Eva and Tom soon become great friends. Soon Eva’s health begins to deteriorate and on her death bed, she asks her father to free all the enslaved people. He makes plans to do so but is killed by the brutal, Simon Legree, who is Tom’s new owner. Tom is whipped to death after he refuses to divulge the whereabouts of certain escaped slaves. He maintains a constant Christian attitude toward his own suffering and Stowe attributes Tom’s death with echoes of Christ’s.
This best-selling novel of the 19th century depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting at the same time that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as the enslavement of fellow human beings.
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Emma Romano
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“I decided to finally read Uncle Tom's Cabin after becoming a History Major in college since it does have a historical significance of Slavery. I loved this book. While this is about slavery there is still a lot of truth and lessons in this book that can be shown as things we can learn from today or be put into today's context regardless of where you come from. I think everyone should read this book regardless if you agree, disagree, learn from it, hate it, or love it. I do think that this book does have a lot of significance to slavery and life in general. I am not trying to take away the significance that this book had during the 1850s since it had a major impact on American Society during that time. Which, I think, was wonderfully written to show how every slave during this time was being treated regardless of whether they had a "good owner" or a "bad owner." I do think that this book does a good job of giving a perspective on slavery that was not talked about during that time and even today. While also showing a perspective on life that can be learned from today.”
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“Giving my review mild thought based on standards in 1851-1860 I imagine this piece of literature would have been very impactful whether horrified or entertaining: I don’t imagine I would have thought different then. I would have likely been horrified in some matter. This is an important piece of literature but very boring in many ways by modern standards; it did take lot to get through. The only reason I finished this so fast is because it was a audiobook and fast forward x2, I know if I had to read the book via hard copy I would have finished in a month.
To the people that say the book is “racist” duh. It was written in 1851 and is meant to propaganda of sorts for anti slavery. It should be obvious that where there are slaves there are some forms of racism and bigotry.”
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