Uncle Tom's Cabin Literary Analysis

Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a book that had created many vivid characters around Christianity and slavery, especially the protagonist, Tom. Tom was one of the few black slaves who really believed in the Christianity and that made him a good, steady, sensible, pious fellow.

First of all, I think Tom is a self sacrificing man. For example, when he learned the message said he will be sold in the middle of the night, Tom did not listen to Eliza wife’s advice to use his passport to ran away. However, he chose to stay because Tom did not want to see other slaves being sold and he also did not his master go bankrupt. Then Tom comforted his wife, he said “ If they want to sell me, or sell all the people here, destroy everything. The Lord has always been able to count on me, and I am now in the future. I have never broken my
promise, and never will. Don't let the manor slip.” He accepted the cruel fact unperturbed. He used a his own sacrifice for the freedom of all the servants of Shelby's estate. Through this event, I can find that Tom cared about others as if they care about themselves, which was also a spiritual manifestation of Christianity.

Besides, in the cotton plantation, Tom helped two women to grind and he read the Bible to encourage them. Also he had forgiven others mistakes, and whenever he was in trouble, he took out the Bible in his pocket because he wanted God to help him. Even if his master was very cruel to him, Tom was still said, “ if one day you are sick, dying. However, I can save your life, I'll give you all I have if you want.” to his master. From these events can be seen, Tom attached great importance to God, and he was also a sense of justice.

Otherwise, Tom believed that everything is arranged by God, and God rules everything.
If there was no God's will, not even a sparrow. So he resolutely refused to escape the disaster to escape. For instance, when Elize was taken by the slave traders. Aunt Clare cried and said “ Do not justice is used to resist this person? If the devil does not come to fight and take such a bad man, why should the devil? “. But Tom said” the Bible tell us, we need to pray for the people who bully us.” However, aunt Clare thought it is too difficult for her. Tom did not think so, he thought we should thank God did not turn himself into such a bad man. I think this is a main reason led to his tragic ending.

At the end, the idea of Christian freedom and equality is also reflected in other characters in the book, such as the Shelby’s wife. She was a very tender and generous women. She had a high sense of morality and religion. She was very angry when she knew that her husband had sold Tom and Eliza’s son. Since she was a devout Christian, and she has the concept of freedom and equality, she thought slavery was a very hateful system and deeply criticized and challenged
slavery.