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Title: Uncle Tom's Cabin and Frederick Douglass: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Everyman's Library) by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Christopher Bigsby, Frederick Douglass ISBN: 0-460-87139-0 Publisher: Tuttle Pub Pub. Date: 01 April, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.14 (113 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Amblers Review :)
Comment: Uncle Tom's Cabin, the touching story about Uncle Tom, a slave, like many others, who is sold out to a place away from his home and his family. Him, another slave Eliza and her son get sold to a slave trader, Haley. Eliza escapes to Canada with her husband and Tom gets sold to Augustine St. Clare. St. Clare's young daughter, Eva, forms a close bond with Tom. They become very good friends, but Tom and everyone else know that they will soon be losing her, and then the day comes. Tom is then sold to yet another master named Simon Legree. Simon is less merciful than St. Clare and makes Tom an overseer. Legree brings no good and Tom suffers. This book taught me so much about what it was really like for slaves in that time. It was not one of the easiest books, but it was worth it. Tom, Eva, Legree, and all the characters played a big role in informing everyone that slavery was not what some people may have thought it was. This is a perfect book for anyone who wants to learn about slavery and have a breathtaking story like this one to remember.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Book With A Purpose
Comment: The book Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe was written for a purpose; it was not meant to be merely entertaining for its readers. Stowe wrote it in order to show its readers how awful and degrading slavery is to people and mankind. Harriet Beecher Stowe hated the "peculiar institution," and she wanted others to see why she hated it. It is an entertaining and exciting book that causes readers to feel as if they are a part of the story. The way it is written allows readers almost be able to relate to the slaves and feel the torture and pain that they felt in the story. The slave owners were portrayed as heartless devilish men, and the slaves were portrayed as their victims. Readers are able to feel emotions towards many of the characters. For instance, readers end up hating Simon Legree, the cruel slave owner. They feel pity and sadness when he treats Tom, the good, unfortunate slave, cruelly. Another example is of the feeling of love and pity that readers tend to feel towards the saintlike child, Eva. Though Stowe's writing came across as preachy at times, I found the book to be very well written with a clever plot. It is educational to its readers by helping them to see the way life was for different people in the time period in which the book took place. The book was a bestseller when it was first released to the public. It caused much conflict and uproar over the subject of slavery. In many cases Stowe's reason for writing the book served its purpose. Many people became supporters of abolition because of this book. It was interesting for me to read it knowing that it was one of the causes of our country's Civil War. I could understand why it caused so much controversy between the North and the South when I read it. Uncle Tom's Cabin is definately interesting and worth reading.
Rating: 4
Summary: Beyond the term "classic"
Comment: This book is beyond the term "classic." I tend to think of classic books as those you're made to read in school. We didn't have to read this one--I came upon it by myself. The book is a tale of adversity in the struggle for freedom, a look into human cruelty as well as human compassion, and one man's loyalty to those he is indentured to. The novel is set in a period just before the Civil War; during the time when the black people of America were not citizens, and had no rights. In the south during this time, the blacks were forced to work hard labor on plantations and were required to live in small dorms outside of their owner's homes. However, the novel is more than just a narrative of slaves, but of human emotion rising up in the face of adversity. It is a story of the fight for freedom, and an account of the history of America. The author brings out the humanity in the slaves, and describes the great injustices that took place during the time. The characters of this book are strong, resourceful, and respectable. If you're interested in race and racial relations also try "Raising Fences" and "The Bark of the Dogwood."
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Title: Uncle Tom's Cabin (Cliffs Notes) by Thomas Thornburg, Mary Thornburg ISBN: 0764586777 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 11 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Scarlet Letter by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE ISBN: 0553210092 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1965 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane ISBN: 0812504798 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave: Written by Himself by Frederick Douglass, John W. Blassingame, John R. McKivigan, Peter P. Hinks, Gerald Fulkerson ISBN: 0300087012 Publisher: Yale Nota Bene Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ISBN: 0684801523 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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