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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Introduction

The novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was written after slavery became a true punishment for the black slaves. A law was passed that prohibited anyone in the United States of America to help any slave who was a fugitive as it was time when rebellion were taking place against the slavery and its abolishment was seeked by the black slaves. The novel was written with a frame of mind whose sole purpose was to condemn and attack the law and render it as an attack on the rights of the slaves. The novel spoke up for the freedom of every human being, irrespective of their color and origin. Every aspect of the book is basically presented to show the reader a picture of Stowe's time as well as depicts slavery as an evil practice which should not exist in a civil society as well as is condemned by the Church.

Discussion

The maximum part of the novel treats the factor of slavery in a mils tone, showing mutual and cordial relations between the slaves and their masters. The two houses that are depicted initially have good masters who are kind to their slaves. The purpose of depicting these mild scenes was due to the fact that the author wanted to expose the vices of slavery even in the most perfect and cordial settings as well to condemn it even in its apparently positive form. The two households, St. Clare and Shelby though are good masters, but the fact that they own slaves and do not mind it reflects their mentality that they are racist and treat people on the basis of their color. The good behavior is just an extension of their hypocrisy. When Tom is sold by a financially weakening Shelby ...