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1、Uncle Toms Cabin汤姆叔叔的小屋1Introduction to the author-Harriet Beecher StoweMain plots of the novel The theme of the novel 2The Harriet Beecher Stowe(1811-1896)Harriet Beecher Stowe(June 14,1811 Harriet Beecher Stowe(June 14,1811 July July 1,1896)was an1,1896)was an American abolitionist andAmerican abo
2、litionist and author.author.She was influential both for her She was influential both for her writings and herwritings and her publicpublic stands stands on social issueson social issues of the dayof the day.3Her works lUncle Toms Cabin,1852-汤姆叔叔的小屋汤姆叔叔的小屋lDred:A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp,1856德
3、雷德:阴暗大沼地的故事德雷德:阴暗大沼地的故事lThe Pearl of Orrs Island,1862 奥尔岛上的奥尔岛上的明珠明珠lOld Town Folks,1869老镇上的人们老镇上的人们lPink and white tyranny,1871粉色和白色的粉色和白色的暴政暴政4Some pictures in the novel5Main Plots of The Novel6 Uncle Tom,a slave on the Shelby plantation,Uncle Tom,a slave on the Shelby plantation,is loved by his o
4、wners,their son,and every slave is loved by his owners,their son,and every slave on the property.He lives contentedly with his wife on the property.He lives contentedly with his wife and children in their own cabin until Mr.Shelby,and children in their own cabin until Mr.Shelby,deeply in debt to a s
5、lave trader named Haley,deeply in debt to a slave trader named Haley,agrees to sell Tom and Harry,the child of his agrees to sell Tom and Harry,the child of his wifes servant Eliza.Tom is devastated but vows wifes servant Eliza.Tom is devastated but vows that he will not run away,as he believes that
6、 to do that he will not run away,as he believes that to do so would plunge his master so far into debt that he so would plunge his master so far into debt that he would be forced to sell every slave.would be forced to sell every slave.Main Plots7Just before Tom is taken away,Mrs.Shelby Just before T
7、om is taken away,Mrs.Shelby promises him that she will buy him back as promises him that she will buy him back as soon as she can gather the funds.Tom is soon as she can gather the funds.Tom is sold to Haley,who eventually sells him to a sold to Haley,who eventually sells him to a kindly master name
8、d Mr.St.Clare.kindly master named Mr.St.Clare.8Eliza,however,cannot bear to part with her son Eliza,however,cannot bear to part with her son and escapes the night before he is to be taken and escapes the night before he is to be taken from her.She escapes successfully and makes her from her.She esca
9、pes successfully and makes her way to a Quaker village,with a family that harbors way to a Quaker village,with a family that harbors slaves.There,she is reunited with her husband slaves.There,she is reunited with her husband George,who lived on a neighboring plantation and George,who lived on a neig
10、hboring plantation and has also escaped to flee his masters cruelty.The has also escaped to flee his masters cruelty.The couple and their son spend a night with the couple and their son spend a night with the Quaker family before returning to the underground Quaker family before returning to the und
11、erground railroad.railroad.9 Tom be friends with his new master and Tom be friends with his new master and especially hisespecially his young daughter Eva,who shares young daughter Eva,who shares Toms deep religious faith and devotion.Eva hates Toms deep religious faith and devotion.Eva hates cruelt
12、y and eventually is so overcome with grief cruelty and eventually is so overcome with grief over slavery that when she becomes ill,she over slavery that when she becomes ill,she accepts her impending death peacefully and tells accepts her impending death peacefully and tells her family and their ser
13、vants that she is happy her family and their servants that she is happy knowing that she is going to heaven,where such knowing that she is going to heaven,where such cruelty does not exist.St.Clare cruelty does not exist.St.Clare promised his promised his daughters requestdaughters request.and he pr
14、omises Tom that he and he promises Tom that he will fill out forms guaranteeing his freedom.will fill out forms guaranteeing his freedom.10lShortly after Eva dies,her father Shortly after Eva dies,her father dies tragically in an accident,and dies tragically in an accident,and Toms fate is left enti
15、rely in the Toms fate is left entirely in the hands of Marie,St.Clares selfish hands of Marie,St.Clares selfish and unsympathetic wife.Marie and unsympathetic wife.Marie decides to move back to her decides to move back to her parents estate and to sell all the parents estate and to sell all the slav
16、es,despite Miss Ophelias slaves,despite Miss Ophelias exhortation that Marie should fulfill exhortation that Marie should fulfill St.Clares promise to give Tom his St.Clares promise to give Tom his freedom.freedom.11Tom sold to Simon Legreel Tom was bTom was beateatenen viciously.viciously.l Tom met
17、 with Emmeline,Tom met with Emmeline,CassyCassylTomTom s dieds died12And just before Tom is sold,he writes a letter to And just before Tom is sold,he writes a letter to the Shelby telling them his plight and asking for the Shelby telling them his plight and asking for their help.The letter goes unan
18、swered,and Tom their help.The letter goes unanswered,and Tom ends up in the hands of Simon Legree,an evil and ends up in the hands of Simon Legree,an evil and bitter plantation owner whose philosophybitter plantation owner whose philosophy(人生(人生观观)is to work his slaves hard and replace them when is
19、to work his slaves hard and replace them when they inevitably die just a few years later.they inevitably die just a few years later.13 On Legrees plantation,Tom meets On Legrees plantation,Tom meets two fellow slaves,Emmeline and Cassy.two fellow slaves,Emmeline and Cassy.Emmeline is a young mulatto
20、 woman sEmmeline is a young mulatto woman sold to old to Legree at the same time as Tom,and she Legree at the same time as Tom,and she attempts to be friend the embittered Cassy,attempts to be friend the embittered Cassy,who has suffered at the hands of Legree for who has suffered at the hands of Le
21、gree for several years.Cassy has seen her children several years.Cassy has seen her children sold and is so destitute that Toms pleas sold and is so destitute that Toms pleas that she put her faith and trust in God fall that she put her faith and trust in God fall on deaf ears.Legree soon comes to h
22、ate on deaf ears.Legree soon comes to hate Tom after Tom refuses to beat and Tom after Tom refuses to beat and discipline the other slaves.discipline the other slaves.14 Legree had planned to turn Tom into a Legree had planned to turn Tom into a brutal overseer,and when he realizes that brutal overs
23、eer,and when he realizes that Tom will not participate in cruelty,heTom will not participate in cruelty,he becomes enraged and takes out his wrath becomes enraged and takes out his wrath on Tom.Tom becomes discouraged until he on Tom.Tom becomes discouraged until he has a vision of heaven one night
24、as he is has a vision of heaven one night as he is drifting off to sleep.The vision drifting off to sleep.The vision reinvigorates him,and he decides it is his reinvigorates him,and he decides it is his mission to suffer for the other slaves.He mission to suffer for the other slaves.He regularly fil
25、ls their cotton baskets at the regularly fills their cotton baskets at the expense of his own,gives them his food and expense of his own,gives them his food and water,and reads the Bible(water,and reads the Bible(圣圣经经)to them.)to them.15.TomTom s acts of kindness enrages acts of kindness enrage Legr
26、ee,and Legree,and when Emmeline and Cassy escape,he when Emmeline and Cassy escape,he demands that Tom tell him everything he demands that Tom tell him everything he knows.Tom admitsknows.Tom admits that he knew of their that he knew of their plans to escape and is aware of their plans to escape and
27、 is aware of their whereabouts,but he refuses to disclose whereabouts,but he refuses to disclose where they are.Legree beats Tom so where they are.Legree beats Tom so severelyseverely that after a few days,he dies.that after a few days,he dies.16Cassy and Emmeline eventually escape,and Cassy and Emm
28、eline eventually escape,and they happen to wind up on the same they happen to wind up on the same northern-bound ferry as George Shelby,northern-bound ferry as George Shelby,who is rooming next to a woman named who is rooming next to a woman named Madame de Thoux.Through conversation,it Madame de Th
29、oux.Through conversation,it is discovered that Eliza Harris is Cassys is discovered that Eliza Harris is Cassys daughter,and George Harris is Madame de daughter,and George Harris is Madame de Thouxs brother.Thouxs brother.17lAt the end,Shelby At the end,Shelby son George son George Shelby buried Tom
30、 on a small sand Shelby buried Tom on a small sand dune.dune.18lCassy later discovers that Eliza is her long-lostCassy later discovers that Eliza is her long-lost daughter who was sold as a child.Now that daughter who was sold as a child.Now that theirtheir family is together again family is togethe
31、r again.lGeorge Shelby returns to the Kentucky farm George Shelby returns to the Kentucky farm andand frees all his slaves.George tells them to frees all his slaves.George tells them to remember Toms sacrifice and his belief in the remember Toms sacrifice and his belief in the true meaning of Christ
32、ianity.true meaning of Christianity.19Uncle TomlUncle Tom is an old slave and the protagonist of the novel.Tom often forgives others,no matter the man who treats him kind or cruel.lThroughout the whole works,even though Tom kept suffering a lot from the exploitation,he still insist on his beliefs.At
33、 last he was even admired by his enemies and won their respects.20Little EvalThe five-year old“Litter Eva”is characterized as a beautiful,angelic child.It is a female character that cant be ignored.The little Eva is full of love and friendliness to others.She tries to do her bit to help others.In this way,she is just like an angel sent by God.21Literary ThemeslEquality of all peoplelEvil reality of slaverylChristian love can overcome all(even something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings)lThe moral power of women22Thank you!23
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