Although Stowe hoped her book would make a positive impact, it actually increased the north's hatred for the south. Abraham Lincoln once reportedly called Stowe "the woman who wrote the book that started the war." This book gave me an insight on the lives of slaves. I loved the way Stowe made it seem that not all white slaveholders where hard and evil. I got Stowe's point that the slave and the slaveholder where all human and that no one should be owned or bought and sold like animals. I can only imagine the controversy that she caused when the book was first released. As I read this book, I could only visualize the hardships that slave families had to endure. I was saddened by the fact that these things really did happen, and the worst part was that they happened all the time. I would have been just as devastated if my family was ripped from my arms and traded like livestock. Stowe painted a vivid picture of the lives of slaves. Stowe may have had a bias opinion on 3slavery but in my opinion, she had every right. I believe that the reason south was so upset over this novel was because they knew that slavery was coming to an end. This was an amazing book that took me through the different lives and situations that men and women had to live through and endure. Harriet Beecher Stowe was an astounding writer who opened a door for the abolitionist to express themselves. ...
