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"The World of Uncle Tom and Company" by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Title: "The World of Uncle Tom and Company" by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 728 | Pages: 3.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
"The World of Uncle Tom and Company" by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this novel during the time of the debates that lead to the Civil War and near the time of the Compromise of 1850. The book provides a defiant protest against the social and political conditions of that era. The division between the northern industrial states and the southern agrarian states was very prominent and apparent. There was fierce competition between them. This lead to differing viewpoints about slavery. The competition helped the …showed first 75 words of 728 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 728 total…laces her writing with political, social, and religious commentary. This commentary is remarkable for her time. Slaves were finally given human qualities and emotions. First printed in 1851, the novel forced many people of this time to stop and really think about the issues surrounding slavery, as we must also do today in regard to racism and hate toward any race or minority. Today, Stowe's words are just as applicable as when they were first composed.
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