Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beginning of paper
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this novel during the time of the debates that lead
to the Civil War and near the time of the Compromise of 1850. The book provides
a defiant protest against the social and political conditions of that era. The
division between the northern industrial states and the so ....
Middle of paper
.... time. There were those who
believed that all were equal and that all had souls that were to be treated with
compassion, and those who argued that God had created them superior to all
blacks. Keep in mind that Mrs. Stowe was living through all of what is in her
story. So while providing social, political, and religious commentary, she also
spatters her work with racism and subtle bigotry that would not be found in most
modern writing.
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a novel about how trust in God can ....
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Word count: 750
Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
