Book Review

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It is a realistic novel which is set up to show the problem of evil that is slavery and brutal beatings to human beings. It also strengthens the conflict between North and South America. Initially, it was written to question slavery and to prove to people its immorality. It also shows that the Love of Christ is stronger than slavery and Harriet had to show it in a conflicting force that she knew to be more than equally potent. Evil, Affliction and Redemptive Love shows the significance of the plot and the importance of the theme and the conflicts. The theme of the novel is well illustrated by a couple of events whereby the actions taken leads to conflicts. Uncle Tom’s Cabin demonstrates a number of events where women are treated as slaves, separated from their families. Tom’s redemption love to help them out escape from slavery, his master Legree beats him to death.

The theme of the novel has horror events that have emotional effects. “Haley”, said Mr. Shelby, “I hope you remember that you promised, on your honor, you wouldn’t sell Tom, without knowing what sort of hands he is going into”, (Mr. Shelby, 88). First pictures are of Tom’s big family living as slaves at Shelby plantation in Kentucky. Shortly, Mr. Shelby decided to sell his servant Tom a superb man and Harry the son of his wife’s slave Eliza just to clear his debts. Another evil act was when Mr. Haley also sold Lucy’s baby to a passenger on Ohio River road. Uncle Tom is bought by Mr. Augustine he is later sold to slaves’ auctions with other slaves by Eva’s mother after her daughter’s death. The slaves are being sold to traders, and fulfilling the promises is essential to the trade. “I have been careful and I have been patient but it’s growing worse and worse; flesh and blood can’t bear it any longer; every chance he can get to insult and torment me he takes”, (George 18). Harris’s sufferings are not accidental, but it is the deliberate...