inst the class she was fighting for. At times, Stowe took the viewpoint of the white and looked down on her race. By comparing whites to blacks, Stowe contradicted her main theme of the novel, equality. It was rather natural; and the tears that fell, as he spoke, came as naturally as if he had been a white man (134). Stowe referred to many stereotypes of blacks during the era through her descriptions of the slaves. Aunt Chloe was portrayed as the stereotypical slave-woman. Her whole plump countenance beams with satisfaction and contentment from under her well-starched turban (25). Topsy was portrayed as foolish because of Stowe's description of her song and dance. …Spinning round, clapping her hands, knocking her knees together, in a wild, fantastic sort of time…and finally, turning a summerset or two, and giving a prolonged closing note, as odd and unearthly as that of a steam-whistle, she came suddenly down on the carpet (260). Although to a small degree, Stowe appeared to be looking down on her race at times. Because of the strong-minded and opinionated female characters Stowe portrayed, Uncle Tom's Cabin is profoundly feminist in its implications. Through their devoted Christian beliefs, Mrs. Shelby and Mrs. Bird were portrayed as holding moral superiority over their husbands. During this era, women were often forced to withhold their true beliefs, but these women used their pious ways to confront and consult with their husbands. Mrs. Bird completely altered her husband's viewpoint of housing fugitive slaves by forcing him to look at the situation in a humane and religious way. It's a shameful, wicked, abominable law, and I'll break it, for one, the first time I get a chance; and I hope I shall have a chance, I do! Things have got to a pretty pass, if a woman can't give a warm supper and a bed to poor, starving creatures. Just be

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