Harriet Beecher Stowe “Uncle Tom's Cabin” (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) Kateryna Fedyuk School 5 Form 11 A Teacher: Savko N. G.
Her Life Ø Harriet Elisabeth Beecher was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. Ø Her father, Lyman Beecher, was a fiery, evangelical Calvinist, her mother, Roxana Foote Beecher, died when she was four. Ø She was an American abolitionist and author. Ø Harriet enrolled in the seminary (girls' school) run by her sister Catharine. Ø On January 6, 1836, she married Calvin Ellis Stowe, a professor in the Lane Seminary. Ø Her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) was a depiction of the life of African Americans under slavery.
Her view on slavery Calvin and Harriet Beecher Stowe were definitely opposed to slavery. She portrayed the realities of slaves. She fought for the liberation of black slaves which became a national issue in the USA. At the same time she had the opportunity to visit the South, and she observed with particular attention the operation of the slave system there. The atmosphere at the Lane Seminary was that of extreme abolitionists (those fighting to the end of slavery)
Later Years § In the years following the Civil War, Stowe campaigned for the expansion of married women's rights. § Mrs. Stowe was among the founders of the Hartford Art School, which later became part of the University of Hartford. § Harriet Beecher Stowe died on July 1, 1896, at age eighty-five in Hartford, Connecticut.
The main theme of the novel - the evil and immorality of slavery. The sentimental novel shows the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings. Uncle Tom's Cabin is written in the sentimental and melodramatic style common to 19 th century sentimental novels and domestic fiction (also called women's fiction). Uncle Tom's Cabin greatly influenced development of not only American literature but also protest literature in general.
Plot The plot of the novel focused on two slaves, a middle-aged man named "Uncle" Tom and a young woman named Eliza's son Harry and Uncle Tom are both sold by their owner. Eliza steals her child and tries to escape rather than accept being away from her child. Eliza becomes free. Tom is sold to a cruel master named Simon Legree, who is later guilty of his death. The novel shows the cruel attitude of slave owners to their slaves.
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