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Contrast in Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s nineteenth century novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, gives incredible insight into the injustice of slavery practiced throughout America during the Civil War era. The story follows two plots, that of a runaway slave fleeing for freedom in Canada, and that of a faithful Negro servant being sold and traded in the ruthless southern slave markets. It is not only the parallel plots, however, that offer a sense of contrast to the story. Through depicting the slavery opposing Christian values and morality, the distinction between racism in the North and racism in the South of the United States, and the characters’ differences of values and cynicism, contrast provides the book with an indisputable power to explore social morality of the time.
Contrast is most prominently used in Uncle Tom’s Cabin to illustrate the parallel between slavery and Christian values. Religion’s role demonstrates a source of hope for slaves, and contributes an......

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