“I Wish I Had Your Eyes, Tom” Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is by far one of the most notable and popular pieces of Civil war literature. Drawn from selected pieces of real life anecdotes, Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a book that drew many people into the fight over the institution of slavery. Many argued that owning slaves was a Christian way of life; they argued that they were living God’…showed first 75 words of 1767 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1767 total…situation. So often we lose sight of what is truly right during our lifelong pursuit of happiness. We forget to stop and look at things as they are intended to be looked at, and instead ignore them. I, myself, am guilty of this from time to time. I feel that I have walked away from this book a different person, and I truly mean it when I say, “ I wish I had your eyes, Tom.”