A 7 page paper that describes the fact that Stowe's novel is influential and derived from an abolitionist perspective, but at the same time is clearly racist. The author attempts to support this belief by demonstrating the racist off shoots of the abolitionist movement, including colonization, that Stowe supports in her work. Bibliography lists 10 sources. An 8 page paper arguing that Southern whites were not being overly sensitive in viewing Uncle Tom's Cabin as a personal attack upon not only their way of life but their moral natures, because that was how Stowe intended it. As such, it represented a real spark in the conflagration of the Civil War.
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A 10 page essay analyzing the characterization of this little girl in Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic work. The paper concludes that Harriet Beecher Stowe intended to show through her portrayal of Topsy that blacks are not inherently morally bankrupt, but simply unsaved souls who have never been shown the true path to salvation. Thus it was intended to be a symbol, not a realistic characterization. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources. Bibliography lists 2 sources.