feminity in Uncle Toms Cabin

Feminity in Uncle Tom’s Cabin Most readers who have read Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin remember its anti-slavery message. A stronger theme that Stowe implies throughout the story is its pro-Christianity message. However, the strongest message that Stowe sends in her novel is the pro-woman issue. One way Stowe shows the importance of a woman is when she has the woman influence her husband or son. A woman who influences …

…Sambo and Quimbo are also brutish characters. All these examples show how Stowe favors women as compared to men. This is a very feminist novel for that reason. Women are shown as kind and gentle. They are also given influential power to a certain extent and this adds to the pro-woman message. Therefore, the pro-woman message is the strongest message in the book because it is shown throughout the book and affects almost every character.