Harriet Beecher Stowe Stowe was born in Litchfield in Jun 14, 1811 . Her mother died in 1816. In 1824,Harriet attended Hartford Female Seminary, a school run by her older sister Catharine.In 1832 ,She joined a literary group and begin to refine her writing style. In 1836, Harriet Beecher married and in the same year she gave birth to twin. In 1851, Work began on Uncle Toms Cabin. In 1856, she traveled to Europe and Discussed about slavery and Uncle Toms Cabin. She published her second novel Dred. In 1859, Back to Europe. In1861 ,Civil War Began.In 1863 ,Emancipation Proclamation. At the age of 85, Harriet Beecher Stowe died which a sleep at her home in Hartford. I’m student at king Saud universty. My ID nummber is 432201855. Background information about Harriet : Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an amarican author . She was active in the liberation movement from slavery.Stowe was stood with community issues such as her novel Uncle Toms Cabin (1852).Uncle Toms Cabin was a depiction of life for African Americans under slavery.it was reached millions as a novel and play, and became influence in the United States and United Kingdom.Harriet has written more than twenty books included several novels, and three memorandums of travel, and collections of essays, and letters. This novel was a best-selling book in the nineteenth century, after the Bible. During the Harriet’s life ,there are many events effected upen her style.One of this effect was the spread of slavery which the slavery regarded one of the major causes of the Civil War. Works: #Uncle Tom’s Cabin Summary: Uncle Tom’s Cabin showed the reality of slavery. its a novel, which an African-American slave whose long-suffering story touched millions. The novel began with Shelby family. They sell two of their slaves. Neither Mr. or Mrs. Shelby wants to sell the slaves. They are sold and the novel then follows their trip and the characters they meet. Theme In Uncle Tom’s Cabin , the theme is a Hope. Tom is the best example of hope throughout the story because he have hope when he pray for slavery to be canceled. His hope keeps for the entire story, until he is sadly killed. Symbols There are many symbols one of this symbol is the North for freedom and South for slavery. When the North is described it is used to show freedom Style and tone: The style was Preachy, hopeful. The tone in this novel is Serious . # Dred, A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp Summary: Dred, A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp (1856), Dred advocates violent revolution and revenge against slave owners. An altogether different perspective is provided by Harrys fellow slave, Milly, whose fourteen children have all either died or been sold. She embodies the message of Christian love and forgiveness that dominated Stowes first novel. Harry is torn between his devotion to Nina, his respect for Millys example and his desire for retribution against Tom Gordon through Dred. Theme In Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp , Stowe was attempting in Dred to expose the evils of slavery so that her readers would support reform, if not outright abolition. # The Pearl of Orrs Island Summary: The rural tranquility of the lonely, pine-girthed shores of the Maine coast is the setting for this beautiful novel of conflicting aspirations written by one of the most prolific and influential writers in American history. Here is the heartwarming story of a young girls struggle to belong and fit in, in the face of adversity, and of her upbringing among strong women, grumpy fishermen, annoying gossips, sea captains, and the dreamlike, tempestuous landscape of Orrs Island.
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