uncle Toms cabin

-----HarrietBeecherStoweContents•Theintroductionoftheauthor•Theme•Mainidea•Mypointofviewaboutthecharacter•BeautifulsentencesHarrietBeecherStowe,theauthorofUncleTom’sCabin,wasafemalewriterinAmericanhistory.Shewasbornintoarespectablefamilyin1811.HerfatherwasafamousAmericandivinewhoworshipedandfearedGodverymuch.Shehadtwobrothersandanoldersister.AsforHarriet’career,firstly,sheworkedforhersisterinWesternFemaleInstitute.Later,shechangedherideaandconvertedherlifelonginterestintowritingintomagazinestories.Shegotmarriedin1836andboresevenchildreninall.In1850,shereturnedtoNewEngland.AndhernovelUncleTom’sCabinwhichwasoriginallyentitledTheManThatWasaThingbecamepopularinFebruary,1851.ShealsowrotesomethingelsesuchasAKeytoUncleTom’sCabin(《（汤姆叔叔的小屋）题解》),ATaleoftheGreatDismalSwamp(：《德雷德，阴暗的大沼地的故事》).ThehistoricalsignificanceofStowe'santi-slaverywritinghastendedtodrawattentionawayfromherotherwork,andfromherwork'sliterarysignificance.Theme•Asingletheme：theevilandimmoralityofslavery.•Subthemes：themoralauthorityofmotherhoodandtheredeemingpossibilitiesofferedbyChrist.ThemainideaThestoryhappenedinAmericainthelate19thcentury,whentheslaverywasverypopularinthesouthoftheUSA.EviltimeshadbefallenthehouseofShelby.Mr.Shelby,Tom’smaster,wasindebt.Inordertopaybackthedebt,hehadtoselloneofhisslavestohischiefcreditor,aNewOrleansslavedealernamedHaley.Unfortunately,Tomwaschosen.Whiletheywerediscussingthetransaction,Eliza’schildHarry,cameintotheroom.GreedyHaleywantedtobuyHarrytoo.Mr.Shelbyhadnochoicebuttogivein.Eliza(Mrs.Shelby'spersonalmaid,thewifeofGeorgeandthemotheroflittleHarry.)heardtheirconversationbyaccident.Sheplannedtoescapewithherchildandsucceeded.SodidherhusbandGeorgeHarris.Andfinallythefamilygotreunited.However,poorTomdidnotdowhatElizadid.Hisyoungmasterpromisedtobuyhimbackaslongashehadmoney.OnboardtheboatboundforNewOrleans,kind-heartedUncleTomsavedthelifeyoungEvaSt.Clare,andingratitudeEva’sfatherpurchasedtheslave.Later,UncleTomandEvabecameclosefriendsandlivedahappylifethere.However,withthedeathofthegirlandherfather,Tomwassoldagain.Thistime,hewasnotsolucky.AtapublicauctionhewassoldtoabrutalplantationownercalledSimonLegree.Tomwastorturedthere.Hismasterorderedhimtobeatotherslaves.WhenTomrefusedtofollowhisorder,Legreehadhimfloggeduntilhefainted.Whatwasworse,twoofhisfemaleslavespretendedtoescapeandwentintohiding,andTomwassuspectedtoknowwheretheyhadgoneandwasbeatenuntilhecouldneitherspeaknorstand.Twodayslater,Tom’syoungmasterGeorgeShelbyarrivedtobuyhimback,buthewastoolate,forTomwasdying.Tom,anoldslaveandtheheroofthenovel,histwoqualitieswerehisinherentgoodnessandpiety（虔诚）.HewasapassiveChrist-figurewhoconsistentlyforgiventhewrongscommittedagainsthimandturnedtoGodintimesofcrisis.FromlearningtoreadtheBibleandwriteletterstohiskin,Tomwasconsistentlytryingtoimprovehimselfdespitethelimitsplaceduponhimbyslavery.Mypointofviewaboutthecharacter———TomTomalsoservedasaChristianleaderfortheotherslavesinthenovel.HeknewElizawouldescapeandhewasforherescaping.Hehadformedthehabitofobeyinghismasterwhenhewasveryyoung.So,evenwhenheknewhewastobesoldtoNewOrleans,heacceptedthefact.Hewasloyaltohismaster;hewouldliketodoeverythinghismasteraskedhimtodo.Hewasreallyaverygoodperson,wholovedGodandeverypersonoftheworld.Hewasadevout(虔诚的）Christian.HewassodevoutinChristianthathedidn’tyield（屈服）totheslaveowneralthoughhewasill-treatedsomuch.Intheend,asaresultofthecruelmaltreatingfromhismaster,hedied,whichmademeverysad.Suchagoodandhonestblackmandiedsotragically!Thatwasreallysad!Ontheotherhand,lawatthattimewastoblame.Tomformedthehabitofobeyinghismaster’sordersjustbecausethelawwasunfairtotheblacks.But,fortunately,itwashisdeaththatirritatedtheblacks.Andtheblacksbegantofightagainsttheirmastersandfortheirfreedom.•Nothingintheworldforalladversebadthing.世界上没有对人人都不利的坏事.•Ifwewanttomeddling,carefullyinthelifeallsincethedarkmatter,thatweallhavenomindtodowhatI'mafraid.如果我们要多管闲事，仔细根究生活中一切阴暗的事，那我们恐怕什么都没有心思做。Theworldhavesuchafewblessedisthemanwho:theybroughttheirpainintootherpeople'shappiness;Theyburiedhimselfinthehopeofearthlythings,buthebecameseeds,growflowersandointment,payingforhisnephewpeopletryingtoheal.世界上有这样一些有福的人：他们把自己的痛苦化作他人的幸福；他们挥泪埋葬了自己在尘世间的希望，他却变成了种子，长出鲜花和香膏，为孤苦伶仃的苦命人医治疗伤