Uncle_Tom’s_Cabin.pptVIP

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Jiena Hu Theme 1 Anti-Slavery Stowe uses her pen to awaken the conscience of her readers to the evils of slavery. Now please listen to a song. uncle toms cabin\cabindoor[1].mp3 The lyrics of the song uncle toms cabin\at uncle toms cabin door.doc Kentucky Slave Auction Announcement kentucky.jpg The New Orleans Slave Auction Announcement neworleans.jpg Theme 2 The incompatibility of slavery with Christianity. People meet at Uncle Tom’s cabin for religious convention. It is church for the black people in the neighborhood. The religious ceremony symbolizes a power the slaves have that is all their own- faith. Uncle Tom’s leadership role – p. 214 he loves his neighbors both black and white. The singing has repetitions of the words “die” and “glory”. Heaven, thus, is the slaves consolation for the early deaths they will face after years of labor and cruel treatment. Thus, we see that the contentment symbolized by Aunt Chloes blustery personality does not indicate satisfaction with the present life, but rather hope for the future. Indeed, the slaves remind themselves that they will be free upon their deaths. (The story of Lazarus in the New Testament) Characters Character analysis in our book. P. 218 Descriptions of Uncle Tom’s appearance on 1st para. p.203. His religious piety, p. 214 last paragraph Aunt Chloe (a good cook, p. 201-02) The depictions of the characters show how slaves live. It is in contrast of the then prevailing attitudes toward them (symbolized by Mr. Haley) that slaves are a little more than unfeeling animals. Para 2, p.103. The encounter between George and Uncle Tom showed their getting along well with each other. But Uncle Tom must show his deference to George, a 13-year old boy, which showed how degrading the slavery system is and how hurting it is to a black’s feelings and self-esteem. * First paragraph p. 203 * First paragraph p. 203