The Role Of Conflictism In Uncle Tom's Cabin

It is apparent that America was headed for great division and civil rivalry as a result of the just ended civil war. Fellow countrymen never trusted each other and perceived one another as potential rivals and thus enemies (Belasco 13). There was an impending need to reconcile all the communities in American and to once gin re-assure them that despite their stance with regard to the just ended civil war, the unity of America as a nation depended on their cooperation, unity and collective involvement in building their nation. Two individuals, who all happened to be poets, Beecher Stowe and Whitman stood out as key ambassadors that helped reconcile Americans after the civil war. Despite their common goal, Beecher Stowe and Whitman had different

She is often remembered for her famous literary work “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, a novel that featured the tragedy of African slaves, and how simple actions of love, compassion and care for one another could bring about reconciliation and forgiveness between the exploited and their exploiters (Wolseley 34). In this novel, Tom stands out as an exemplary character, which at the point of his death, is compassionate to forgive those responsible for his death, an act that makes his killers turn to devout Christians. This novel resolves around family love, and goes ahead to depict that indeed, individual kindness of whatever sort can never go waste, even in the most hopeless situations. As a result of the major themes in this novel, the Northerners apparently became aware of the plight of the Southerners and in initiated reconciliation procedures. Consequently, this novel portrays slavery as a universal inhuman practice and traumatizing to the affected societies. Tom Loker, the protagonist and major character in the novel eventually becomes an inspiration and an awakening to most Americans who take the initiative upon themselves to end slavery and build a harmonious society where all people co-exist freely regardless of their affiliations of any