Uncle Tom's Cabin: An Analysis

At one point or another, classrooms across the nation have to discuss what led up to the Civil War. Various factors go into it but, a major contributor was slavery. Not only is this a difficult subject to talk about but, it’s a challenge to understand and convey the proper image of how slavery worked. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is one of the few books that some say portrays an accurate description of the life of slavery but, it had been banned due to major controversy that took place. This was a period of time where there wasn’t just a great change in American history, but in human history. Critics continue to discuss how it creates a new perspective on how we view slavery and race as a whole. Altogether, Uncle Tom’s Cabin has a strong and powerful influence on our understanding on the causes of Civil War. Uncle Tom’s Cabin played a significant role when it came to dividing the north and the south. It was black and white viewpoint where one could decide whether it was morally right or wrong. Unfortunately, it angered many southerners at the time. Southerners felt like it was an attack on them so they pushed for a ban. Pro-slavery forces were outraged and …show more content…
Slaves were separated constantly and left mothers without their children. What was truly heartbreaking did not convince the masters from not selling them. what was morally wrong was seen as a right in the owner's eyes. Owners were only interested in what benefitted them which was free labor and money.
Our nation’s understanding of the four year war that almost destroyed us is greatly influenced by this story. The themes and key ideas that Stowe aimed for clearly created a change and became a huge decision breaker for which side one would join. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is also significant due to the human history that is changed. Stowe wrote about how families were affected during this period and wrote crucial fiction on who things were