After reading the excerpt below from Harriet Beecher Stowe's concluding words in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," reflect and write on the following questions:
- What arguments did Stowe put forth against slavery?
- What audience was she trying to reach with her message?
- Women in the nineteenth century could not vote, so why did Stowe make a point of addressing mothers?
"The writer has given only a faint shadow, a dim picture, of the anguish and despair that are, at this very moment, riving thousands of hearts, shattering thousands of families, and driving a helpless and sensitive race to frenzy and despair. There are those living who know the mothers whom this accursed traffic has driven to the murder of their children; and themselves seeking in death a shelter from woes more dreaded than death … "And you, mothers of America … I beseech you, pity the mother who has all your affections, and not one legal right to protect, guide, or educate, the child of her bosom! … I beseech you, pity those mothers that are constantly made childless by the American slave-trade! And say, mothers of America, is this a thing to be defended, sympathized with, passed over in silence? Do you say that the people of the free state have nothing to do with it, and can do nothing? Would to God this were true! But it is not true. The people of the free states have defended, encouraged, and participated; and are more guilty for it, before God, than the South, in that they have not the apology of education or custom. "If the mothers of the free states had all felt as they should, in times past, the sons of the free states would not have been the holders, and, proverbially, the hardest masters of slaves … "… You pray for the heathen abroad; pray also for the heathen at home. And pray for those distressed Christians whose whole chance of religious improvement is an accident of trade and sale; from whom any adherence to the morals of Christianity is, in many cases, an impossibility, unless they have given them, from above, the courage and grace of martyrdom."
1.That slavery is causing murder
ReplyDeleteTearing families apart
Driving a race to a frenzy and despair
2. Her message was probably addressed to mothers.
3. Because by addressing mothers she can grab the attention of a motherly instinct and hope that by having that motherly intuition it will open some peoples eyes. By talking about mothers and children people will become a little more vulnerable and more open to accept things and listen.
1.where they couldn't guide or educate the children
ReplyDelete2.she was trying to get the mothers to know things and have them be the ones to step up and form a huge audience.
3. well i think the only reason why she did so when they get older they can vote and it will all be fair and not have uneven rights.
1. That no one can take things away from peoples' rights. That anyone of any color can have anything they want if they can get it.
ReplyDelete2. Slave drivers.
3. So people could see that without women voting, it is not a full population vote so it would be unfair because I'm sure women had favorite candidates they wanted to vote for but can't because of the law. So when women could vote the presidential races got more accurate and their were closer vote totals than before.
1.That slavery was like having your kid get no chance to improve there life or live happy.
ReplyDelete2.She was trying to reach mothers with her message.
3.so they can also stand up for there rights and help African Americans.
1.THAT SLAVERY WAS WRONG AND THEY SHOULDN'T PUT AFRICAN AMERICANS TO BE SLAVES. THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO US, JUST BECAUSE THEIR SKIN COLOR IS DIFFERENT FROM OURS WE SHOULDN'T TREAT THEM DIFFERENTLY.
ReplyDelete2.SHE'S TRYING TO SEND HER MESSAGE OUT IN FIRST-PERSON AND THAT A GREAT WAY TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT'S HAPPENING.
3. I THINK THAT PERSON A WHITE PERSON AND THE OTHER LADY HAD A DARK SKIN COLOR AND THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LAW BACK THEN THAT MIGHT OF SAID THAT SOME ONE WITH A DARKER SKIN COLOR CAN'T VOTE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
1.She wanted to stop slavery ,and she said it by saying if mothers of the free states felt about the sons.The free states would be the hardest masters of slave.
ReplyDelete2.She was trying to tell how hard slavery really is.
3. Because she wanted to let every one else know how she felt about it.
1. Stowe said that slavery was for mothers who didn't care about there children. Stowe puts pity on the mothers that don't educate or teach their children how to do house work and other stuff than having other people do it for them.
ReplyDelete2. I think she was trying to reach the slave owners that are mothers and have a lot of children.
3. I think that she made a point addressing mothers because she was a mother herself and didn't own any slaves and was teaching her children the how do be a mother when the time comes.
In the argument she is saying that the slaves are being separated as families and are in despair. She says that the North is more guilty than the South because the North is not standing up while the South don't have the education to.
ReplyDeleteShe is trying to reach women to stand against slavery and to help out those who need help.
I think Stowe made a point in addressing women because she is trying to get them to help persuade others that can vote to vote for anti- slavery.
#1. Arguments that Stowe put forth about slavery are that colored women should have all of the rights as white women do. They might have things in common, but they are not able to educate or protect their child. That would be very hard for a mother to lose their child because of slavery.
ReplyDelete#2. I think she is reaching out to all of the women no matter what their race is and also trying to capture the attention of the government without saying her speech directly to them.
#3. She addressed the mothers because she says that they have rights too. These rights that she is talking about isn't about voting, but it still shows that women can take part in having rights too.
She was sorry for the mothers that have there children taken away and have to be a slave.
ReplyDeleteI think she was trying to get the message out to mothers.
I think it was to show that women should be inportant and that they could dos some thing othere then being a mother.
Question1) Some arguments Stowe put against slavery was that she was accusing the free states guilty of this act. And she is saying that they defended, participated,and encouraged this.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 2) I think she was more trying to grab the attention of mothers in the U.S. and the free states.
Question 3) She made the point of addressing mothers so that the mothers would protest. She thought that if they won that they would get more privaliges as a women to do more things. Some examples are: Vote(of course), become teachers, and go to school.
1. He wants to have everyone be equal/fair to everybody. All working should be split up equally and between every person involved. He also wants education. Whites and African Americans should get the same amount of education.
ReplyDelete2. African Americans.
3. You could not support the government compared to not supporting your child as far as education, protection and guidance.
Stowe argument against slavery was that one thing that mothers carrying baby the baby die when there in the womb. Another thing is that how many African Americans die each day. Stowe is trying to stop slavery cause its horrable. Stowe crossed the point that women and mothers have no legal rightn to protect,guide or educate, the child of her blosom.
ReplyDelete1.She is saying that it is against god. also that we can do somthing about it and it is in our hands. vshe is also telling people that theis people are sensitive and desurev to be treted equal.
ReplyDelete2. She is trying to reache those who are not for slavory or against it and thewomen of america.
3.She made a point of adresing the mothers because mabey she felt that they could relate the most.
1. She wants people to realize that it's not just the south fault. The North has the same guilt to slavery. Everybody has to stop it.
ReplyDelete2. mothers of America
3.She thinks women are equal to men, and every one is equal.She is calling to women to stand up.
1. Her argument is that mother's children are being taken away from them due to slavery.
ReplyDelete2. She was addressing all women, specifically mothers.
3. She knew that if she wrote this, women would stand up for themselves. If they all stood up together in protest, then there would be change.
1. Stowie wants people to know that is was not all the southerns fault.
ReplyDelete2. I think that she was trying to get her message out to the mothers of America
3. Stowie notified the mothers because she thought that maybe they can get to point across that women are just a equal as men
1: slavery was causing a lot of murders and making famalies separate
ReplyDelete2: point was to adress mothers
3:the paint was to adress mothers of the 19yh century to keep themselves in line and to watch over there children. and women are equel and can stand up for themselves
1. She says that people need to stop slavery by using guilt. She is also saying that people in both the South and the north are at fault and that mothers should feel sympathetic when they aren't.
ReplyDelete2. Her audience was the mothers of the north and south. She was also trying to reach the politicians of the north by saying they need to stop overlooking the issue.
3. She still tried to reach women because they're husbands were men of power and women have a certain control of they're husbands and they could use this power to sway they're husbands to ban slavery by voting.
1. I'm thinking the arguments against slavery are that she wanted people to know it not the Souths fault. Everyone is fair/equal. What arguments did Stowe put forth against slavery?
ReplyDelete2.I think she was trying to get the mothers of America to really understand the message. What audience was she trying to reach with her message?
3. Shes putting it out there about how everyone has fair rights and everyone should have a right to do what they want. And she addressed this to mothers because they are women and she knows they all want to have just as much or more rights then men:)
1. It is hurting families and tearing them apart. The people from the North are also to blame.
ReplyDelete2. She is trying reach Mothers and slave owners.
3. She wanted to tell the Mothers because they may want to see there children have rights in the future. She wants the mothers to stand up for themselves
1. That slavery is driving families apart, causing death, and putting people in despair.
ReplyDelete2. To all the mothers out there.
3. She addressed the mothers so they too, would feel this way and try to make a difference in this and maybe change some of the men's minds.
What arguments did Stowe put forth against slavery? That slavery is causing murder. Also any race should have the same rights and everyone is equal.
ReplyDeleteWhat audience was she trying to reach with her message? She was trying to get her message to people who had slaves and or were for slavery.
She also was trying to reach the mothers of America.
Women in the nineteenth century could not vote, so why did Stowe make a point of addressing mothers? Stowe made a point of addressing women because the Africans children would get put into slavery and the women here in America also had children. She thought the women in America would sympathize the fact that most slaves were taken from their mothers.
1.That slave trade was tearing apart families and African Americans had no rights to be educated.
ReplyDelete2.She was trying to get people who live in slave states to stop slavery and people in the north to do something about slavery than just ignore it.
3.So women would not just watch but would actually have a say in how things are approached and try to be against or for something.
1. She is saying that slavery is ripping families apart. The north has the same guilt as the south dose with slavery.
ReplyDelete2. She is trying to reach the women of America.
3. She is saying men and women are equal and men would feel the same way as women if men were suffering the pain the women are.
1. That people who are christen should not be for slavery
ReplyDelete2. Women and people who worship in god.
3. She is saying if they had there children taken away and captured they would not be for it but against it.
1.Slavery is causing families to split apart and death to the children. She also said that its not just the south that has a word in the whole deal ,the north does too. They can stop it and they didn't take that action.
ReplyDelete2.This passage is probably supposed to be to the Mothers of America.
3.She want the women to start to take some actions in the whole deal and not just stay and do what the men want. She wants them to go and do something not for just the slaves but themselves.
1. Slavery is hurting families, and it is tearing them apart. Also, it is causing murder, and we aren't treating people equally.
ReplyDelete2. I believe she is addressing this message to mothers.
3. Woman can relate the most to this article and by grabbing the attention of mothers, they could tell their husbands, and they may be able to get the message across. Or maybe, she was also hoping for woman to get more power and for them to stand up for the issue as well.
1.What arguments did Stowe put forth against slavery?That slavery id wrong and slavery should be for mothers who do not educate there children.He pities the mother how can not take care of the children and help them to improve in there life and education.
ReplyDelete2.What audience was she trying to reach with her message?I think she was trying to reach mothers of America.
3.Women in the nineteenth century could not vote, so why did Stowe make a point of addressing mothers? She made the choice of adressing mothers because she felt they could relate to most women. I also think she adressed them because I think she felt that they were stronger than most women and they could have more bravery to stand up to the government. Being strong women I think she called to mothers to bring atention to how slave women treat there children and if there were free states and women's right there would be a change in that.
What arguments did Stowe put forth against slavery?
ReplyDeletethe argument stowe put forth against slavery was that slavery is making people believe that death is better than life if your are put as a slave. slavery is tearing families apart and causing many un-needed deaths in that world.
What audience was she trying to reach with her message?
she was trying to reach out to middle aged people and more importantly, mothers.
Women in the nineteenth century could not vote, so why did Stowe make a point of addressing mothers?
she made a point of addressing mothers because they should be treated equal, not worse. in reality they have a much harder time than men do because often they have more responsibility over the children. some mothers are getting so stressed that it is causing them to murder their own children.
Stowe put forth many good arguments about slavery. One of her strongest points was comparing the white mothers to the black mothers. She continually asked how they would feel, if they no control over where their children would go, it was all in the luck of the slave trade. The priority group she was targeting were the mothers of the North. She was doing this by trying to make them feel an insane amount of guilt, and make them try to relate as to how it would feel to have your children taken away from you. She has targeted the women, even though they cannot vote, because of this gives the women a chance to speak out, finally. Most women trying to abolish slavery later became campaigners for Women's rights. This was a major stepping stone for all women, finally being able to speak out.
ReplyDelete1.it is not the South but the North needs to stop slavery also.
ReplyDelete2.mothers of America.
3. she is telling women to stand up to slavery.
What arguments did Stowe put forth against slavery?
ReplyDeleteI think hes pointing out that if the mothers who lived in a free state should stand up for those in slave states for the mothers who have their children taken away for slavery. They need to realize that their sate could all of a sudden be a slave state an d have their children taken away.
What audience was she trying to reach with her message?
The mothers who were childless because of the American slave trade.
Women in the nineteenth century could not vote, so why did Stowe make a point of addressing mothers?
I think that he was pointing out in the story that women should also be known as equal like men are.
1.What arguments did Stowe put forth against slavery? she wants the Americans to realize that is not just the south fault. Even the north has to do with the slavery everybody has to stop slavery.
ReplyDelete2.What audience was she trying to reach with her message? the mothers of America
3.Women in the nineteenth century could not vote, so why did Stowe make a point of addressing mothers?
she was addressing the mothers of America because she thought they should be treated equal has men are.
1. There is no reason to have slavery because it isn't giving the children a chance make a change, or even grow up to be something big. They just will have to work for someone else and not have a chance to shine in there own light.
ReplyDelete2. I think she was trying to get all the mothers and women in America.
3. She made a point in addressing mothers because no child could vote and most women had families. She was also trying to reach out to the families so that the children knew about it and they would and could go against it also.
1. She is saying that both the North and South have guilt on their shoulders. Also that everyone should just stop s;aver once and for all.
ReplyDelete2. Her audience is the mothers of America. She wants them to show more affection towards this issue like they do with their children.
3. She addressed the mothers because if you tell a huge group of people and they revolt, nobody can keep that many people quiet. Which will make more men persuaded to follow their ideas.
1. She stated that slavery is ruing families, riving thousands of hearts, and driving a race into frenzy and despair. Women and children are being killed and beaten to a point in which they wish for death. Also, Children are taken from their mothers and families to the slave-trade.
ReplyDelete2. I think she was reaching out to ALL Mothers in America. She was encouraging them to stand up for Mothers involved in the slave trade.
3. She was reaching out to Mothers because by doing so, she had control of motherly instinct. She encouraged the mothers to teach their children that slavery is wrong, and that it is against God's word. It would also show support to the slaves and give them hope because women are very inspirational.
1. Stowe is trying to say that all of the murder, pain, misery, cruelness, and loss is not because of what the Southerners have done. But because of what is being done to them.
ReplyDelete2. She is trying to speak to the women of America but also to all those who oppose slavery.
3. She addressed mothers because even if they can't vote, they make up half of the population. And if they stand up they can make a difference! It doesn't matter if they can vote or not. It matters that they have a voice too, and that they should be able to say what they want.
Stow wanted too end slavery she said it her self when she said that "And you, mothers of America … I beseech you, pity the mother who has all your affections.She didn't believe in slavery and she wanted too end it.
ReplyDeleteI think she was trying too tell the slave owners and there family's.
She put that there i think cause women can relate the most too slaves cause slaves cant do what they want and either could women in some things
1.She wants people to realize how slave trade is like having your child kidnapped because some of the mothers lost their children because they got traded away.
ReplyDelete2.I think she is trying to reach everyone with this. Mostly mothers I think, but if she writes it so everyone would agree with her then the laws will be changed.
3.She is doing this so the mothers complain and the unfair slave trade law can be abolished.
1. she believed that slavery was wrong because with out race every body is equal. African Americans have feelings too. They lose their family.
ReplyDelete2. This is trying to reach mothers and slave holders.
3. She thought that everyone should be able to vote because we were all brought in the same way, by god. Also because with out gender and race, everyone is the same.