Work of a Masterpiece

Harriet Beecher Stowe carefully planned her novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, to change the mindset of her readers that would in turn change culture. She accomplished this feat by capturing the reader's sympathy toward the characters, both black and white, and evoking compassion with the dramatic story line. The readers become witnesses to the suffering in the novel and they feel the emotions that the characters feel. One of the ways Stowe uses to win the …

…if you were white (410)." God loves everyone the same, and Stowe wants everyone to feel and demonstrate the love of God on all people. Harriet Beecher Stowe uses writing as a medium to change culture in her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. She shows that blacks and whites are the same through emotions, tears, and faith. Dramatic, touching incidents are used to depict these things in this sentimental novel and change the mindset of her readers.