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Summary: Skye's Rippin Review
Review: Uncle Tom's Cabin is an OK book. There are several reasons why I did or did not like this book. First of all, I liked it because it showed details of what a real slave life was like. It had an interesting plot too. On the other hand, it was disturbing to read some people's views about slavery. Also, there was some hard vocabulary in this novel, making it hard to read. Another reason why it was hard to read is because it was written over one hundred years ago. The dialect is confusing and takes a while to process. The end of Uncle Tom's Cabin is very surprising. I won't spoil it for anyone, but I didn't like the ending of the book. You would never expect it. This book, in my opinion, is very sad and disturbing, but it teaches me how lucky I am to be living in this time period. If I was asked to read this book again, I probably wouldn't. Even though it is one of the more interesting history books I have ever read, it is depressing, and I hate depression. If you're looking for an interesting history novel, read Uncle Tom's Cabin. But, if you are looking for a book to read for fun or pleasure, I would not suggest this novel.
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Summary: A very powerful book
Review: If we must never forget the evils of slavery then this book is the vehicle for achieving that aim. Empathy is the key word when reading this book. If you are the type of rebel reader who wants to read books that others don't want you to read, others such as those who believe that slavery was justified or that the South won the civil war, then this book is for you. My only complaint was that there was too much religion, even though religion was very much a part of the slavery culture. Christ figures abound!
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Summary: ...
Review: We can't forget WHY this book was written in the first place. It was a ...tool used by Stowe to light a fire in an apathetic society. Uncle Tom, Simon Legree, George Harris, Eliza, and etc were examples of all sorts of bits and pieces of stories and legends that Harriet Beecher Stowe had heard or experienced. Yes, Uncle Tom was too good to be realistic. But, Stowe chose to portray him as almost Christ-like. (and definitely a martyr.) A martyr for the black race in this novel. That is why Uncle Tom is so pious and so spiritual. He can die for the cause because he uses Christ and his crucification as his (Tom's) inspiration. Little Eva was almost like a biblical prophet. She certainly did not express herself as a normal 5 and 6 year old would. But in this case, Stowe uses Eva as a source of conscience for the white southerners. Each character was not just simply a name. Each character was a manifistation of eithor: 1.good 2.evil or 3.public perception at that time. Yes this book by todays standards is considered prejudiced or racist. I believe Stowe was doing her best to motivate the public and to cause an otherwise apathetic nation to overturn the common practice of slavery. This was not a novel that tried in any way to proove absolute equality between the two races. This may make the book racist to some readers, but we must remember the time and the reason this novel was written.
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Summary: A Book
Review: I haven't read this book yet, but I will soon. probably tommorrow.I am in sixth grade. Don't laugh at me. My teacher said I was smart enough. Redwall is better!
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Summary: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Review: After reading Uncle Tom's Cabin, I think that i now have seen slavery in a totally different way. the hardships that Uncle Tom faced were awful, and I can see why a Civil War was started after people read this novel. I give Uncle Tom's Cabin a four, because it clearly showed the difference between the fate of someome who rebels against the system, and someone who sits back and goes through the system. It is not a five however, because i believe this book is severely flawed. Little Eva, is about five or six when she is introduced, and then later passes away. She seemes to look on death as a good thing, which is totally unrealistic for a child of that age. Eva says things like "the time will come soon, when i will have to leave you, I will leave, never to return." and "I am not nervous- I am not low-spirited, and I know I am going, before long. If it were not for you Papa, and my friends, I should be perfectly happy. I want to go- I long to go" Now these are not things that come out of a childs mouth, so this part of the book is not believable. Also, I think a good book should have well rounded characters. Characters who are flawed. Uncle Tom is too good, he is whipped tourtured, and beaten and all he thinks about is wanting to save Simon Legree's soul. I believe that every person has a little bit of good in them. This is not shown in Simon legree which makes him also, an unbelievable character. The book was by no doubt a well writen book, and I look up to Harriet Beecher-Stowe for having so much courage, that ever when she recieved death threats from slavery supporters, she went along and kept writing this book.
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Summary: Will blow you away!
Review: This classic will absolutely blow you away! It is a must read. I expected it to only be about slavery (which it is) but at the same time there is so much more to it. It hits on many "life" issues and is very touching as well. The book is written in an easy-to-read format and is a quick read. Once you start it you'll be hooked and won't be able to stop reading until the end. What an excellent piece of work. Now I realize why this book had such a profound influence on Americans when it was first published. It gives great insight into the day to day lives of several slaves. It gives you a look at the thoughts and emotions of slaves and their masters.
Take an adventure into an era of African American slavery! You will come away in Aww of the book and the author's ability to write. Add this to your library today.
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Summary: A Lesson Before Dying
Review: There is a great line towards the end of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." It reads, "Give me an education, Emily; that has always been my heart's desire. Then, I can do the rest" (613, Modern Library ed.). This line encapsulates the soul and character of the slaves who yearned for such simple pleasures as reading, yet they were unjustly reprimanded and persecuted. When a slave fell into desuetude, he/she was discarded like a weathered piece of loincloth. A despondent slave woman would rather induce her child with laudanum and watch the child pass before her very eyes then subject the child to the precarious and immoral conditions of slavery. An 'Uncle Tom' will work with alacrity for his master, and never stray from his subservient duties. An 'Uncle Tom' will emulate the epitome of a Christian man so ardently and convincingly that it almost seems ostentatious. How can a man be so consumed within the tenets of the Bible that he would rather be beaten to death, subjected to humility, and live a martyr in the name of the Christian religion than make whatever concessions necessary to return to a wife and child, if at all conceivable. These are some of the topics that Harriet Beecher Stowe discusses in this astutely profound and brilliant classic novel. I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone without the least reservation. I love this book.
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Summary: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Review: I had always heard about this particular book through history class. Finally my eighth grade history teacher encouraged me to read it. I really enjoyed it. It made me laugh and it made me cry. It also made me think. I was familiar with slavery and their hardships, but this book is not a biography. It's more real. It stirred feelings of disgust in me when I read about the overseers of the slave plantations - same as it did 100 years ago.
Harriet Beecher Stowe showed how lucky slaves could be and how lucky most of them wasn't. She used a southern dialect that was most likely used by slaves. She also included slave folklore and songs. Anybody who loves a great story that tells the truth should read it. I've passed it onto friends and they love it too.
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Summary: A Determination To Remain Human
Review: Abraham Lincoln upon meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe said, "So you're the little lady who started this war." What Lincoln was referring to was Stowe's penning of her book "Uncle Tom's Cabin". "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is the story of slaves owned by the comparatively humane Shelby family who must be sold off after the Shelbys encounter some financial difficulties. For the slaves Tom and Harry this means being sold "down river" as the Shelbys reside in Kentucky. To be sold down river means being sent to the areas of the deep South where slaves were less well cared for on average and survived for shorter periods of time. Tom does not resist the sale and heads for his new home in Louisiana with the St. Clare family. Harry is a young boy whose mother, Eliza, doesn't want to see him go so she decides to escape with the boy to Canada along the Underground Railroad. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" did more for the awakening of moral outrage against slavery than any other piece of literature or reporting. The book showed the true inhumanity of the system, not only to the slaves, but to the slave owners too. Any system which could so easily provide for the separation of husbands and wives and parents and children was easily recognized as the evil institution that it was. With "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Stowe created not only a voice against slavery though, but a tale of the lengths to which most people will go to protect what they most care about. The lengths to which Eliza goes to save her son Harry from being sold down river says volumes about human endurance and the humanity of a people who were felt to be incapable of such familial connections.
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Summary: Not an easy read, but an important one
Review: I have owned this book since I was a child, it wasn't one of my required readings during school so I didn't pick it up until recently(I am in my thirties). I wanted to have a better understanding of the term "UNCLE TOM" which is used so freely in my culture. I have mixed feelings about this book. Notabley, the time in which it was written and the message the author is trying to convey. I will say that I have a better understanding of life for the slaves and their owner back then. I have even seen some comparative situations in this day in age. I don't know if I would recommend this book to anyone, I would suggest to the next reader to prepared to understand the dialect of the characters. Be prepared to open the mind to receive what the auther is trying to express. I am 75% through the book and I still have a lot to digest.
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