Uncle Tom’s Cabin

(Harriet Beecher Stowe)

Novel:

Novel
A Novel is a fictional piece of prose usually written in a narrative style
Latin word : Novella, which means “new” or short story of something new.

Novel
A lengthy fictional narrative, written in prose, presenting a realistic picture of
believable characters and events.

Types of a Novel
Realism ( Based on truths of ordinary society and its problems)
Gothic ( Combination of Horror and Romance
Feminist ( describes the place of women in a male dominated society)

Elements of Novel
Characterization
Setting
Plot
Dialogue
Point of View
Themes

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe, née Harriet Elizabeth Beecher, (born June 14, 1811,
Litchfield, Connecticut, U.S.—died July 1, 1896, Hartford, Connecticut)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

American writer and philanthropist, the author of the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin,
which contributed so much to popular feeling against slavery that it is cited among
the causes of the American Civil War.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Mother :
Roxana Foote Beecher (1775- 1816)

Father :
Rev. Lyman Beecher (1775-1863)

Siblings : 11

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Uncle Tom’s Cabin tells the story of Uncle Tom, an enslaved person, depicted as
saintly and dignified, noble and steadfast in his beliefs.
Simon Legree, the principal villain in the story, represents greed and brutality,
a man who chose sin over reform.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

While being transported by boat to auction in New Orleans, Tom saves the life of
Little Eva, an angelic and forgiving young girl, whose grateful father then
purchases Tom.
Eva and Tom soon become great friends

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

While being transported by boat to auction in New Orleans, Tom saves the life of
Little Eva, an angelic and forgiving young girl, whose grateful father then
purchases Tom.
Eva and Tom soon become great friends

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Quimbo and Sambo who whip Tom to his death; as Tom lay dying, they express remorse
and shame. Tom forgives them before he dies.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

A major theme in Uncle Tom’s Cabin is the problem of slavery and the treatment of
humans as property, concepts that Stowe counterbalanced against the morality of
Christianity. Stowe’s depiction of slavery in her novel was informed by her
Christianity and by her immersion in abolitionist writings.