her from this fate.At the plantation Toms goodness and faith is put to the test when he is told to whip a lagging slave to near death.But Tom refuses and he himself is nearly beaten to death.Toms new master takes a personal vengeance against Tom and beats him often.But Toms faith remains in God and he sings joyous hymns even while he is being severely beaten.Tom continues bear his fate while he encourages Cassy and Emmiline to escape.He helps them plot and eventually escape.Before their escape he encourages Cassy and Emmiline to look for George,Eliza and Harry who he learns have,with the help of many kind individuals, have successfully made their way to Canada.But Tom pays dearly for his part in their escape.He is beaten to death.This Book discusses love on many levels.Tom and his wife show how it is important to love God.Eva and St.Clare along with Mrs.Shellby and other characters through out the book demonstrate the importance of loving all humans.While Eliza and her family show how love will help a family through hard times.Also,Stowe weaves many examples of a mothers love into the story. She shows how hard slavery was on mothers who often had to deal with the lose of their young children.This book also addresses peoples desire for freedom not just from slavery but from everything that binds them in life.Uncle Toms Cabin demonstrates how some people ,especially the women of the South,though not truly slaves were not free.But they and the slaves alike made the best of their fate and fought it from within.I found this book slightly boring.It lacked compelling scenes but was incredibly influential when it was first written.It makes a powerful statement about slavery especially through the deaths of the slaves.Harriet Beecher Stowe was referred to by Abe Lincoln as the little woman who started the Civil War.She also pointed out that the people of the North not only needed to feel duty when they fought for the freedom of the slaves but ...
