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When judging the traits of various characters, it is said that there is good, evil, and a “gray area”. ... A person is either good, or evil, there is no in between. However, on each side of the spectrum lies a ladder of just how good and how evil one truly is. Harriet Beecher Stowe gives us a perfect example of this in her book: Uncle Tom’s Cabin. ... In regards to good and evil, Stowe does a magnificent job illustrating each step of the ladder.
At the very top of the “ladder of goodness” we will find Uncle Tom knocking at heavens door. Uncle Tom is portrayed to be more human than slave-like, and more angelic than human. ... At the time this book was written it was I
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dyllic to be a “good” Christian. ...
“Mas’r George” is second on the ladder, helping to prevent Uncle Tom from falling. ... He teaches Uncle Tom to read and sits with the slave family for dinner without a second thought. His position as a child automatically helps us connect with him, because of the fact that we see no evil in children. ... Their role is to submissively influence their husbands, as well as the audience of what is truly good, and what is
truly evil.
Approximate Word count = 962
Approximate Pages = 3.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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