Theme of Christianity in Uncle Tom's Cabin, by
Harriet Beecher Stowe
by Lillian Bonar
Essay: Theme of Christianity in Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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What is characterization? It is defined as the portrayal of a fictional character. Although not fictional in the least,
Christianity is a strong character, with a profound influence that takes a form of many different characters in Uncle
Tom’s Cabin. From the hypocritical, fraudulent, self-absorbed, wholly indifferent, so called Christians, like Marie St.
Claire, to the professed non-Christians who have turned their backs on God and all that he is and represents, like
Cassie. Finally there are the genuine, soul encompassing, and gut wrenchingly faithful Christians like Uncle Tom
and Eva. No book ever read from this writer has ever had such a profound effect on his soul (save for the bible) as
this book.
There is also the fact that although they did not have spoken lines in this book, God and Jesus, were very big
characters that were referred to often. God is one of the most important figures in the lives of many of the
characters in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Certainly He was the MOST important figure in Uncle Tom and Eva’s lives, as they
have many conversations with Him throughout the book.
Let us begin this character discussion with Marie St. Clare. To begin with she was the most annoying “creature” in
this book. When the thought of a Christian comes to mind, Marie St. Clare is not what people think of. She was self
absorbed, unsympathetic, self-centered, whiny and just downright annoying! She is the complete opposite of
Uncle Tom, in terms of her faith (in all terms actually) and when compared to Uncle Tom, only makes him seem
even holier. She is what most people envision when they think of slaveholders and evil missuses. Marie was once a
southern belle, with great beauty and fell in with St. Clare when he came to town for a seaso...
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