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A 7 page paper that examines Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. An analysis of the characters of Arthur Shelby, Mr. Haley, and Simon Legree is presented as well as the underlying theme that entwines these characters. Also included is an excerpt from Eliza's flight and its relation to the general theme as well as a short analysis of positive early twentieth century critiques. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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7 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_LCLowly.doc
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the truthfulness of its representations of the dark features of Slavery, without swearing in his heart an undying hostility and enmity against this most accursed of all inhuman institutions," wrote
Charles Sholes, Wisconsin newspaperman and politician, in a letter to his wife after leaving an 1850s theater (The Classic Text http://www.uwm.edu/ Dept/Library/special/exhibits/clastext/clspg149.htm). The marquee had read Uncle Toms Cabin.
II. The Lesser Evil In Uncle Toms Cabin, the institution of slavery takes many faces, but three of the storys characters in particular can be exemplified as representative
of the various levels of consciousness and gradient depths of darkness at which this practice flowed through the mainstream of white society. These characters, Arthur Shelby, Mr. Haley, and
Simon Legree, represent the man who typically held the reigns in an average pro-slavery society, the owner of the plantation and of all its property. Through these three very
different individuals, Harriet Beecher Stowe shows us three typical faces of the "master". Mr. Arthur Shelby, the owner of Tom and his family at the beginning of the story, is
presented to the reader as the kindly Southern gentleman who treats his slaves with a degree of consideration and humanity. Mr. Shelby is described by the author as "a
fair average kind of man, goodnatured and kindly, and disposed to easy indulgence of those around him, and there had never been a lack of anything which might contribute to
the physical comfort of the negroes on his estate" (Stowe 52). Despite all his good qualities, however, he is still a product of his environment and his times and
therefore naturally considers himself to be superior to his slaves. Although a part of him recognizes their humanity and responds by way of fair and humane treatment, to Mr.
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