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Born: June 14, 1811 - Litchfield, Connecticut
Died: July 1, 1896 - Hartford, Connecticut
| Excerpt from Uncle Tom's Cabin |
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 thousand lives seemed to be concentrated in that one moment to Eliza. Her room opened by a side door to the river. She caught her child, and sprang down the steps towards it. The trader caught a full glimpse of her just as she was disappearing down the bank; and throwing himself from his horse, and calling loudly on Sam and Andy, he was after her like a hound after a deer. In that dizzy moment her feet to her scarce seemed to touch the ground, and a moment brought her to the water's edge. Right on behind they came; and, nerved with strength such as God gives only to the desperate, with one wild cry and flying leap, she vaulted sheer over the turbid current by the shore, on to the raft of ice beyond.
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Teaching Topics in Social Studies
The book offers one interpretation about the conditions of SLAVERY and the ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT-two factors that led to the CIVIL WAR. The setting allows for a study of
patterns of MIGRATION and REGIONAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFLUENCES on economic and cultural conditions. An understanding of the FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW and its impact will allow students to understand the CHRONOLOGY of events. Viewing the novel as a illustration of the power of SOCIAL PROTEST, it can be used to understand the ways individuals can impact the progress of CIVIL RIGHTS.
Teaching Topics in Language Arts
The characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin are classic types-PROTAGONIST, ANTAGONIST. A classically structured PROSE NOVEL, Stowe's details emphasize the significance of DIALOGUE,
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including INTERNAL MONOLOGUE, in moving the story forward; the dramatic story's STRUCTURE, SETTING and SYMBOLS combine to set a dramatic mood and tone. Some have accused Stowe's characterizations, especially of slavery, as being too ROMANTIC; other critics might call it PROPAGANDA because of its strong themes of social protest. A HISTORICALLY AND CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT book, it should be analyzed in the context of its time in order to accurately analyze Stowe's THEMES.
| Facts About Harriet Beecher Stowe |
- Harriet Beecher Stowe attended and later taught at the Hartford Female Academy, which was founded by her sister Catherine Beecher in 1823.
- The novels Uncle Tom's Cabin and Dred are based in part on real events, some of which she witnessed first-hand while living in Cincinnati.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe was 41 years old when she published Uncle Tom's Cabin;
- Uncle Tom's Cabin sold 3,000 copies on the first day of its release, 300,000 copies within its first year of publication, and has sold more than 3,000,000 copies worldwide; it has been translated into twenty-two different languages.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe's personal papers are located at the Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, which is one of the leading libraries storing collections on the history of women in America.
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