At this point in my reading of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, I am interested in writing about the overarching theme of the story and how the author, Harriet Beecher Stowe, continually emphasizes this theme throughout the book. The theme mostly circles around the evils of slavery, which can be seen through the struggles Eliza faces when […]
Slavery: The Peculiar Institution
For my independent reading book I chose Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This book revolutionized the nation in the 1850s due to its heart wrenching and truthful storytelling about slavery, and was especially popular in northern states who were not often exposed to the horrors of this dominantly southern institution. Stowe’s portrayal of […]