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Stowe's Antislavery Argument

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Written in direct response to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, Stowe depicted slavery as a crime against home, family and Christian values, with slavery destroying familial relationships and morality among slaves. Additionally, it is depicted as the major threat to the homes of all American people, whether they dwell in the South or the North. Yet, in the modern era, Stowe’s antislavery argument has been viewed as an attack on “masculine” values, of individualism, competition and the economic marketplace, as well as more “feministic” values of community, love and domesticity. Additionally, rather than Tom being the model of Christian values, with his steadfast faith in God, the modern audience generally views Tom as a symbolic model of African-American
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