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nullHarriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin 商五 李跃 2008141146哈里特·比彻·斯托哈里特·比彻·斯托 Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher StoweBirth time: 1811-6-14 Birth place: Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death time: 1896-7-1 Original name Harriet Elizabeth BeecherLife StoryLife StoryBorn in Litchfield, Connecticut on June 14, 1811. At the age of 21, she moved to Cincinnati, Ohio Harriet was one of eleven brothers and sisters, many of whom became famous reformers. Harriet was first a student and then a teacher at Hartford Female Seminary, a school founded by her sister Catherine. At that time, Hartford Female Seminary was one of only a handful of schools that took the education of girls seriously. MarriageMarriageIn 1836 she married Calvin Ellis Stowe,one of the leading professors at Lane, and bore the first four of their seven children within four years. Harriet’ worksHarriet’ worksUncle Tom's Cabin, 1852 《汤姆叔叔的小屋》 A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1853 《汤姆叔叔的小屋说明》 Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp, 1856 《德雷德：阴暗大沼地的故事》 The Minister's Wooing, 1859 《牧师的求婚》 The Pearl of Orr's Island, 1862 《奥尔岛上的明珠》 Oldtown Folks, 1869 《老城的人们》 Literary InfluencesLiterary InfluencesHarriet Beecher Stowe was influenced by many people. The most prominent influences in her life were: Her father, Lyman, a minister and seminary president Her sister, Catherine, an innovative educator Her younger brother, Henry, a minister Her husband, Calvin Ellis Stowe, a professor and strong critic of slavery. Literary ThemesLiterary ThemesEquality of all people Evil reality of slavery Christian love can overcome all (even something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings) The moral power of women IntroductionIntroductionLet's take a look now at Harriet Beecher Stowe. Now Stowe is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, a book that details the harshness of plantation life in the south. The book was extremely popular in the United States as well as in other countries. Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher StoweNineteenth-century American author Harriet Beecher Stowe was born on Jun 14th, 1811. With her novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Stowe helped to change the world by changing the way people looked at slavery. The book, published in 1852, was the first to break down the stereotypes and portray slaves as individuals. It is said that President Lincoln met Stowe during the Civil War and said to her, "So you are the little woman who wrote the book that made this big war." Uncle Tom's CabinUncle Tom's Cabin'Uncle Tom's Cabin', her first novel, was published in 1852 and provoked an intense and undeniable reaction -- at home and abroad -- against American slavery. She wrote many more novels, none of them as famous or important as her first.The main character--Uncle Tom The main character--Uncle Tom Uncle Tom is good-willed, loyal, and submissive, and has been recognized as a tragic figure. As a slave, he worked miserably for his owners, and helped his fellows self-sacrificially throughout his life. He is a real hero. His obedience selflessness and universal love towards others establish a noble image in people’s hearts. However, such a kind-hearted man should have been beaten to death! Uncle Tom’s Cabin MotifsUncle Tom’s Cabin MotifsMotifs are recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes. 1.Christ Figures The novel presents two instances of a sacrificial death linked to Christ’s. Eva and Tom, the two most morally perfect characters in the novel, both die in atmospheres of charged religious belief, and both die, in a sense, to achieve salvation for others. Both Tom and Eva are explicitly compared to Christ. Uncle Tom’s Cabin MotifsUncle Tom’s Cabin Motifs2. The Supernatural and Divine Intervention Several supernatural instances of divine intervention in the novel suggest that a higher order exists to oppose slavery. When Eliza leaps over the Ohio River, jumping rapidly between blocks of ice without fear or pain, the text tells us that she has been endowed with a “strength such as God gives only to the desperate,” facilitating her escape from oppression. nullThis house is said to be uncle Tom’s cabin. Do you think so? Why is Uncle Tom’s Cabin So Important?Why is Uncle Tom’s Cabin So Important?The Civil War grew out of a mixture of causes including regional conflicts between North and South and humanitarian concerns for the enslaved people and Uncle Tom's Cabin humanized slavery by telling the story of individuals and families. Uncle Tom's Cabin contributed to the outbreak of war because it brought the evils of slavery to the attention of Americans. The book had a strong emotional appeal that moved and inspired people in a way that political speeches and newspapers could not. Why is Uncle Tom’s Cabin So Important?Why is Uncle Tom’s Cabin So Important?Today its characters--Tom, Topsy, Little Eva, Eliza, and the evil Simon Legree-still have the power to move our hearts. Though "Uncle Tom" has become a synonym for a fawning black yes-man, Stowe's Tom is actually American literature's first black hero, a man who suffers for refusing to obey his white oppressors. Uncle Tom's Cabin is a living, relevant story, passionate in its vivid description of the cruelest forms of injustice and inhumanity--and the courage it takes to fight against them.Stowe's writing career & styleStowe's writing career & styleStowe's writing career spanned 51 years. She published 30 books. She did this while she was busy raising seven children. She was fortunate in having the support of her husband Calvin Stowe, this kind of support was unusual at the time. In fact, Stowe's best writing is about village life in the New England's states in the 19th century. Her settings were often described accurately and in detail. In this sense, she was an important forerunner to the realistic movement that became popular later in the 19th century.Stowe's writing career & styleStowe's writing career & styleUncle Tom's Cabin, like most of Stowe's novels, is rambling in structure, but rich in pains and dramatic incident. It is one of the best examples of the so-called sentimental fiction that enjoyed popularity in the United States during the 1800s. Besides, Beecher Stowe was one of the first writers to use local dialect for her characters when they spoke. And she did this for 30 years before Mark Twain popularized the use of local dialect. nullThank you~