Uncle Tom's Cabin

There are many critics of Harriet Beecher Stowe's portrayal of blacks like Uncle Tom and Aunt Chloe. As Brandi McCandless (p. 4) maintains of the characterization of Uncle Tom, "Instead of facing the terrible truth and ugliness of the institution, many Northerners were convinced that slave life wasn't so bad, that slaves like Uncle Tom could establish a happy domestic life on a plantation." In my view, nothing could be further from the truth. Stowe depicts Uncle Tom as the epitome of Christian virtue and morality. His actions in remaining behind stem from his selfless desire to help others. Throughout the novel, Uncle Tom's character represents the kind of Christian belief and behavior required

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