feminity in Uncle Toms Cabin
Most readers who have read Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin remember its anti-slavery message. A stronger theme that Stowe implies throughout the story is its pro-Christianity message. However, the strongest message that Stowe sends in her novel is the pro-woman issue.One way Stowe shows the importance of a woman is when she has the woman influence her husband or son. A woman who influences her husband is Mrs. Bird, the senator's wife. Eliza shows up at her house tired and scared. At first Mr. Bird did not want to her help her because he was against aiding and abetting slaves. Mrs. Bird convinces him to let her come inside the house and help her on her way north. In this case Mrs. Bird has influence over her husband. Another woman who influences the men in her family is Mrs. Shelby. Mrs. Shelby's love for her mulatto slave El
Marie is example of a woman who is not considered to be a good person because of her selfish ways. Sambo and Quimbo are also brutish characters. He is gentle and kind to people, like he is to Eva. These examples show the power and influence women have over their children. Eliza shows strength as a mother, for she would not let her child be sold, and instead risks her own life trying to run away. This novel is full of female characters, mostly, which are good. They are also given influential power to a certain extent and this adds to the pro-woman message. Therefore, the pro-woman message is the strongest message in the book because it is shown throughout the book and affects almost every character. All these examples show how Stowe favors women as compared to men. This is a very feminist novel for that reason. Almost all of them are or become devout Christians.
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