In Uncle Tom's Cabin, its author Harriet Beecher Stowe strongly addresses racism, religious and political issues on slavery. ... In the book Stowe provided dramatic examples of the evils of slavery and showed how the institution of slavery bonded human beings to master to work for little or no pay; it allowed for slaves to be beaten severely for minor infractions. ... Clare and the Shelbys are the representatives of one class of masters, Legree is the representative of another; and, as all good masters are not as enlightened, as generous, and as considerate, as St. ... Shelby, all bad ma...

• Word Count: 2149
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe has been adapted numerous times since its debut. ... Rather than preserving the sentiment of Stowe's anti-slavery propaganda, the film loses much of Stowe's harsh critique of slavery by glamorizing the plantation. ... Ultimately, the film adapts most of the plot from Stowe's novel. ... However, the film does not maintain the same seriousness in Stowe's attack on the institution of slavery. ... Stowe's novel arguably started the Civil War in America. ...

• Word Count: 1397
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate