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A review by connell98
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
2.0
Uncle Tom's Cabin is important to read in an academic sense, but it is very problematic by today's standards. I think one of the things that we have to understand about this book is the historical context and purpose of this book, which many people SEVERELY overlook or ignore.
AT THE TIME, this book aided in prompting emotion to spark action in passive Northerners and on-the-fence Southerners. It had its role in mentioning the issues of slavery, but it really did not do anything. No matter how often we want to mention Lincoln telling Beecher Stowe she aided in starting in Civil War, this book is inactive (on an authorial note).
Additionally, idolizing characters such as Uncle Tom is HIGHLY problematic. He represents a dedicated yet SUBMISSIVE slave, which is what people believed the ideal black man to be. The fact that people romanticize this character shows the ignorance that people have in labeling this piece as high quality.
If you read this, you HAVE to recognize the issues that are present, or at least be willing to recognize them.
AT THE TIME, this book aided in prompting emotion to spark action in passive Northerners and on-the-fence Southerners. It had its role in mentioning the issues of slavery, but it really did not do anything. No matter how often we want to mention Lincoln telling Beecher Stowe she aided in starting in Civil War, this book is inactive (on an authorial note).
Additionally, idolizing characters such as Uncle Tom is HIGHLY problematic. He represents a dedicated yet SUBMISSIVE slave, which is what people believed the ideal black man to be. The fact that people romanticize this character shows the ignorance that people have in labeling this piece as high quality.
If you read this, you HAVE to recognize the issues that are present, or at least be willing to recognize them.