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Summary: Amblers Review :)
Review: Uncle Tom's Cabin, the touching story about Uncle Tom, a slave, like many others, who is sold out to a place away from his home and his family. Him, another slave Eliza and her son get sold to a slave trader, Haley. Eliza escapes to Canada with her husband and Tom gets sold to Augustine St. Clare. St. Clare's young daughter, Eva, forms a close bond with Tom. They become very good friends, but Tom and everyone else know that they will soon be losing her, and then the day comes. Tom is then sold to yet another master named Simon Legree. Simon is less merciful than St. Clare and makes Tom an overseer. Legree brings no good and Tom suffers. This book taught me so much about what it was really like for slaves in that time. It was not one of the easiest books, but it was worth it. Tom, Eva, Legree, and all the characters played a big role in informing everyone that slavery was not what some people may have thought it was. This is a perfect book for anyone who wants to learn about slavery and have a breathtaking story like this one to remember.
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Summary: A Life Changing Story...Helping America Learn From Its Past
Review: I just read Uncle Tom's Cabin for the first time, and I fell in love with it right away. I am not a strong reader, so I found it difficult at times. But, to me, it was worth every minute of my time. The story is filled with unforgettable characters that you will teach you a lesson about how to live life as you read about them. Harriet Beecher Stowe is an amazing author and makes each and every event mesmerizing and unique.
I have never read a book of this genre that kept me intrigued throughout the whole novel. I normally find historical novels boring, but the author pulled me into the story and really made me realize the horror and cruelty of the treatment of slaves at that time. The message of this novel by a true abolitionist, Harriet Beecher Stowe, was clear to see...Slaves needed to be free, treated equally, and able to live their own lives!
Uncle Tom's Cabin starts off with Eliza (a slave-mother) overhearing her master and a slave trader talking about selling Uncle Tom (one of the most loyal and reliable slaves on the plantation) for a large sum of money. The trader is reluctant to the deal because he doesn't believe that any slave is worth the amount of money that was offered. But when a slave boy comes in (Eliza's son) he asks if he can buy both Uncle Tom, and the little boy. The plantation owner agrees, and Eliza is very worried.
When the plantation owner tells his wife that he sold their best slaves, she is not at all happy. She even suggests telling the trader that he had changed his mind and no longer needed to sell two slaves......but he assures her that she is wrong, and that even though Uncle Tom is the best slave that they have on the whole plantation, he needs the money to pay off the debt he owns to the trader. She informs him that the little boy has a loving mother but, he just acts as if he doesn't care and assures her once again that he needs the money.
That same night Eliza, tells her son that they are running away and finding Canada, because the plantation owner is trying to sell him. He quickly agrees and they run off, hours after their escape when they are reported missing, a search is sent out for them, and they are seen for a few minutes but then are lost again. This is just the beginning of an amazing adventure with a life changing impact. Uncle Tom's Cabin is one of the best novels I have ever read in my entire life! I encourage you to read this thrilling and fascinating story.
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Summary: A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Shaince Howard
Review: Uncle Tom's Cabin is a powerful novel that vividly illustrates the cruelties of slavery. The book tells of how the slaves in the pre-Civil War South, were often treated like they were less than human, and were taken away fom their loved ones and then bought and sold to be someone's property. It also tells of the gruesome and sometimes shocking treatment most slaves received. While telling of the many inhumane things endured by the slaves, Uncle Tom's Cabin also tells of some of the few slaves that had good masters and were treated kindly. But the novel goes on to explain that even a slave whom was fortunate enough to be "purchased" by a kind "master," still prayed for his or her freedom; because just knowing what it felt like to be free, was in the hopes and dreams of every slave. The main caracter in Uncle Tom's cabin is a slave named Tom. Tom is sold and taken away from his family and friends. In the posession of his new master, Tom, for the first time, is subject to some of the worst brutalities of slavery. His religious faith is his only consolation. Tom is able to have faith through even the toughest times. The presentation of Tom in the book helps give it its meaningful influence. This well-written antislavery novel has had a huge impact on readers everywhere and will never be forgotten.
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Summary: Jessica's Review
Review: Uncle Tom's Cabin is a compelling novel of the powerful thoughts and feelings of Harriet Beecher Stowe during a time when slavery was the main aspect of life for many and the intolerable and unaccepted thoughts of others. This story is a true American classic delving deep into the hearts of citizens and challenging the authority and government of the United States in the mid-1800's. Telling of a kind, elderly slave by the name of Tom, this tale told of Tom's adventure through slavery and the cruel people involved with the practice. Concluding the novel, Tom comes to a devastating end. I thought that in this book, Harriet Beecher Stowe explained slavery in America better than anyone could have. This is partly because she lived during the time period and the war and conflicts that followed the publication of her timeless account.
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Summary: Uncle Tom's Cabin Review
Review: Uncle Tom's Cabin is a touching book about the evils of slavery. In the story Tom, a slave, is sold to various masters who have very different personalities. One master is a very nice person who cares about his slaves. Another is a horrible man who beats his slaves and doesn't care about anyone but himself. Even though Tom goes through many hardships, he is still forgiving and follows the word of God. The novel also talks about a runaway slave named Eliza and her son. She tries to escape when she finds out that her son is being sold and desperately flees. Uncle Tom's Cabin is a great book that tells how horrible slavery is by examples of a few slaves. It showed me how hard it was for slaves to live back in times of slavery. This is a great book, but it was a little hard to follow. Harriet Beecher Stowe sometimes gets a little too descriptive and it is easy to become confused. Even so, I still think that Uncle Tom's Cabin was a terrific book.
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Summary: Amazing and Inspiring
Review: This is one amazing book that is so profound and utterly astonishing it will knock your socks off. It details the life and adventures of a slave, Uncle Tom, who is sold to a ruthless and heartless master. Despite the brutal whippings and threats Tom sticks up for his faith and remains honest and faithful to the end. This book is riveting and despite popular belief, I found that it was very easy to read. It gives an in depth view to cruel and inhumane institution of slavery. It is quite obvious why Abraham Lincon called it the book that started the war. Without this book no collection is complete and one that I am very glad that I read.
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Summary: A Review Of Uncle Tom's Cain
Review: I recently finished the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin and I thought it was a great book. It was a bit confusing at times however I still enjoyed it because it had a great message. It is a great book even today because even though the main message of the story was slavery it still shows us now how horrible it is to discriminate against any race of people. Uncle Tom's Cabin is the story of a slave named Tom. The story follows Tom through his life as he is bought and sold from master to master. In the beginning he is sold from the Shelby's because they need the money. He is separated from his wife and other people who love him. He is sold to Master St. Clare after he saves the life of St. Clare's daughter Eva. He grows very close to Eva over the years until Eva dies. St. Clare begins to free Tom however he is killed in a fight and so Tom is sold to a horrible new master named Simon Legree. Tom has to suffer through many difficulties with his new master... The book also has many small stories of slaves that add to the effect of the novel. For instance, the story of the run away slaves Eliza and George Harris. They run away to escape the terrible idea of their son Harry being sold to a different master. There are many other stories of slaves being treated horribly or running away. Stowe's novel is an amazing tale that was one of the causes of the Civil War. It showed how horrible slavery was. It showed that Negroes were humans that had feelings and were also deeply religious. Many people at the time viewed slaves as objects that were good only for labor. Uncle Tom's Cabin is an amazing novel that everyone should read.
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Summary: An Intellectually-Challenging Classic
Review: Uncle Tom's Cabin is a timeless, historical book, revealing the nature of an element of America's past. It deals with the tragedy and emotion of slavery in America in the 1800's. This book is famous throughout the world, dealing with political, emotional, moral, and spiritual opinions on conflicts throughout Earth's history. It begins with a slave named Uncle Tom, who is under the rule of a kind and gracious master who treats him very well. Due to his master's debt, Tom must be sold down-river to a heartless trader named Haley. Also sold is Harry, the only son of a woman on Tom's plantation named Eliza. She takes her son and runs north to keep the slave traders from taking her child from her. Tom is a very loyal and righteous man who trusts that his master will buy him back as soon as he can raise the money, even as he is being sold down-river. Tom finds himself under the care of St. Clare, a secular, yet moral man. St. Clare has a young daughter named Eva, with whom Tom builds a strong friendship. However, Eva is constantly weakening, due to an unknown disease, and slowly succumbs until death claims her precious, loving heart. Tom is again sold down-river to a stricter master who puts him in charge as overseer. When Tom is ordered to discipline another slave through whipping, Tom refuses and is whipped to death by his unmerciful master. This book is exceptionally written, dealing realistically with a cruel system of one group of humans enslaving and demoralizing another group. This book deserves its standing as a classic, having been instrumental in ending slavery itself. This book so deeply analyzes aspects of slavery that I loved every minute of its intellectually-challenging text. This is a great read for anyone wishing to know more about history, while at the same time challenging the mind and watching a breathtaking story come to life.
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Summary: Reality Check
Review: It will be found shocking to many African Americans (and educational for many Caucasians) to discover that Uncle Tom was the HERO of this classic novel, and not a "weakling" by any stretch of the imagination. "Uncle Tom", or its shorter form "Tom", has become a slanderous term within the African American community and implies a weak and Caucasian-controlled person, when in actuality Uncle Tom was a powerfully moral man who was willing to die for his convictions rather than succumb to the will of his worst oppressors. In fact, this book was credited by Abraham Lincoln himself as the catalyst that won his election on the abolition of slavery platform, and the resulting Civil War that followed. "Uncle Tom" became a negative slander one hundred years later only after Malcolm-X and the Black Muslims used it to slander Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who exemplified similar characteristics of strength and courage--from a similarly peaceful perspective--in his approach to the Civil Rights issue. As with the fictitious character Tom, Dr. King also died for his convictions without raising a hand against his oppressors. I highly recommend this book to people of all colors and races because of the lessons of self-sacrifice and courage it contains. Caucasian readers will hopefully learn of the pain and suffering of the slaves and gain a deeper compassion for its lingering legacy today. However, I especially recommend Uncle Tom's Cabin to African Americans, for contained in its pages are stories of love, compassion and courage--by both black & white--that will offset the painful legacy of that period caused by the suffering of so many. May the ignorance of the "Uncle Tom" slander be eradicated from their minds as they read of the courage of this fictitious character--who reminded others of Dr. King himself--and the other characters whose struggles and triumphs are contained in its pages also. I also recommend the books: No Apology Necessary, by Earl Carter, Let's Get to Know Each Other, by Tony Evans, and my own book, which is-- White Man in a Black Man's World (tm), by Richard Vermillion.
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Summary: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Review: Uncle Tom's Cabin is definitely a great classic. I enjoyed the story plot of this book. I especially loved the chapters on Eliza and her boy and how they ran away from their master. I actually thought this book might be boring but it was very interesting and shows one what slavery was really like and what happened in those days. The story plot is that Eliza and her boy, Harry, are running from their master and the trader because their master sold Harry to the trader. Eliza is just trying to save Harry from the trader taking him away from her. Eliza's husband, a slave for another master, is also running away from his master. I am now excited about other history classics that I am going to read in my history classes now because of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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