Uncle Tom’s cabin is a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It is talking about a slave person who called Tom who live in a small home with his wife Chloe in Mr. Shelby's, his master, property. Because Mr. Shelby has a debt with Mr. Haley, He decides to sell Tom to him. In fact, Mr. Haley gives a condition to Mr. Shelby that he also wants Harry, the son of Eliza who is a slave, the favorite one in his wife. Unfortunately, Mr. Shelby accepts this condition. Stowe shows us how they face these actions especially Eliza who will lose her son, and so on. Actually, this book published in 1852, before the Civil War to help the slaves to fight for their lives and for their future. "Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin specifically in order to illustrate the evil and inhumanity of slavery to her mid-19th century American readers, for whom slavery was a current and heated political issue"
The book is interesting, the reason why is the writer focused on a big issue in the 19th century which is slavery. This novel helps us to understand how the 19th century was; in which thoughts they support. On the other
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In addition, it shows us how the 19th century people think about slavery. One of the thoughts that the writer used it is how the people deal with slaves in different ways. For example, Mr. Shelby and Mrs. Shelby deal with slaves in a good way. Unlike Mr. Haley who deals with them badly. Moreover, she shows us how Tom is faithful. "One of the most pervading themes of the book is faith, most importantly its inability to be shaken. The inspirational character Tom's strong faith is demonstrated throughout the novel and the way that, despite all the hardships he suffers, his faith is unbreakable has had an acute impact on me as a reader. Full of poignant moments, the novel shows Tom's admirable and steadfast faith in God until the very