Abstract

Uncle Tom, a controversial character in the writing of a famous American female writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, is a vivid character who makes a significant contribution to not only the American literature and the world literature, but also to the liberation movement. The purpose of this paper is to analyze Uncle Tom’s character, as well as the causes of his personality according to a large number of examples. Through deep analysis and comparison of the evaluation of international community on Uncle Tom, the author has come to the conclusion that Uncle Tom is the supreme model of human spirit, and his loyalty, kindness, courage and other good traits are worth learning.

Key words: Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Uncle Tom, character analysis, loyalty

CONTENTS

Abstract

摘要

1.  Introduction.1

1.1Uncle Tom’s Cabin.1

1.2 The author— Harriet Beecher Stowe.1

2.  Uncle Tom’s Honesty and Loyalty.2

2.1 Uncle Tom’s Honesty2

2.2 Uncle Tom’s Loyalty.3

3.  Uncle Tom’s Philanthropic Love.4

3.1 Uncle Tom’s Love for the Black4

3.2 Uncle Tom’s Love for the White.5

3.3 Uncle Tom’s Love for His Enemies.6

4. Uncle Tom’s Submissiveness and Obedience7

5.  Different Views from Foreign and Domestic Scholars on Uncle Tom8

5.1 Positive evaluation.8

5.2 Negative evaluation9

6.  Conclusion.9

References.12