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Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a masterful, thought provoking book which is said to have "Helped lay the groundwork for the Civil war". Although this theory has been argued, after reading this book, I find it easy to assume that it is true.

Stowe shows three families and how slaves at that home are treated.

In the Selby house although Tom has a fair amount of freedom and respect he is still sold so that Mr. Selby can maintain his lifestyle.

In the St. Clare house Tom is a beloved friend to St. Clares daughter Eva.
St. Clare although morally weak, tries to do what he thinks it right, but misses the mark.
Mrs. St Clare is the epitome of narcissism and the greatest anti-hero up to this point. Every book of this time has a Mrs. St Clare. The character who can not see beyond her own greatness, whose opinion of herself is so backwards that it is hard to see how anyone could possibly stand her.

The third house is that of Mr. Legree, this is where we see slavery in it's truest form.

I re read this book after reading another book in which the term "uncle Tom" was used describing someone as a 'sell out'
In my opinion Tom did whatever he needed to do to stay true to himself.
He never sold out who he was and what he believed in.

Tom - kindhearted and patient, sold and sold again maintains his faith in God and humanity.

efm511's review against another edition

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5.0

This book had amazing detail and narration. I thought it was very interesting to read Stowe's appeals to antebellum America, both north and south. The book also deals a lot with religion and what the true meaning of "Christian" is.

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

joaosilva's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.75

ttovarischh's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

nenney's review against another edition

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5.0

ლიტერატურაში ჩემი ერთ-ერთი საყვარელი პერსონაჟი, თავად ბიძია ტომი, უკვდავი, მშობელი კეთილშობილებისა.

rachelbaack's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This novel follows the story of two enslaved people named Tom and Eliza. It presents characters to whom readers can connect, and it reveals the evils of slavery in an impactful way. An obviously moralistic work, it was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in an attempt to move people to action in order to bring an end to slavery in America. According to legend, Abraham Lincoln said when he met her, “So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this Great War.”

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