CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
l.L
Background
Uncle
Tom's
C:abiiLOf
Stowe
is
the
titie
of
the
fiction
that
the
writer
has
already
chosen for
her
paper.
The
title
of
this
paper
is
"The
Analysis
of
Some
Characters
in
Harriet
B.
Stowe's
Uncle
Tom' abin".
The
writer
chooses
this
title
because
she
likes
this
story
and
is
very
interested
in
analyzing
its
problem.
This
story
is
about
the
s
avery
in
the
Northern
and
Southern
America.
This
idea
is
encouraged
by
the
curiosity
to
know
more
about
the
slavery
and
the
suffering
of the slaves.
The
topic
of
this
story
is
based
on
reality;
it
is
about
slavery.
Tom,
the
main
character,
as
a
slave
during
that
time
tries
to
liberate
himself
from
a
white
man
that
sells
him
frorr. one
person
to another
person. His good
Master selcs Tom
because
of
his
debt
but Tom
is a
man
of
strong
conviction.
Finaliy this
leads
him
to
!:is
"freedom"
(
It
means:
Although
he
doesn't
get
a
freedom
certificate,
but
his
ini1er-self
has
been
reieased
from
slavery
because
finally
he
d;es
in
peace).
Because
of
that
problem,
it
makes
this
story
interesting.
It
is
more
i
teresting
because the author
of
tr.is
story knows
abom
this problem very welL
Harriet
Beecher Stowe,
as the author. was inspired
to write it by the stories
of cruelty she
has heard and read
in the Norther:State. The writer thinks
it's
a
unique
problem.
From
this,
the
writer of
the
paper
will
discuss
about
the
persor,a!ity traits
of
the
actor and the actress
of this story.
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