Uncle Tom's Cabin
The novel " Uncle Tom's Cabin "
had a tremendous influence on the people in the United States. The proponents
of slavery villified the novelist and called her a prevaricator who knew
nothing of this great institution. Others in the North called her a heroine
and literally raise her to the level of sainthood. As you visit the following
sites, perform the following tasks:
1) Write a composition on the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe
2) Make a brief sketch of the man upon whom Uncle Tom is based
3) How would you relate Thomas Paine's pamphet " Common Sense " to Harriet
Beecher Stowe's novel
4) In what other way(s) was her novel made more poignant (powerful)