Harriet Beecher Stowe
BornJune 14, 1811Litchfield, Connecticut,United States
DiedJuly 1, 1896(1896-07-01) (aged 85)Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Pen name
Christopher Crowfield
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher
Spouse(s) Calvin Ellis Stowe
ChildrenEliza Taylor, Harriet Beecher,Henry Ellis, Frederick William,Georgiana May, SamuelCharles, and Charles Edward.
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher
Writer, Social Reformer. Theauthor of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," an
antislavery novel of such power that it iscited among the causes of the AmericanCivil War, Harriet Beecher Stowe was alsoan advocate of women's rights, religioustolerance, and educational reform.
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher
He was an American abolitionist (a movementto end slavery) and author.
Personal tragedy also stalkedher family, claiming the livesof 3 of her adult children,among them her sonFrederick, an alcoholic warveteran, who disappearedwithout a trace in 1870.
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher
• Eliza escapes with her son - Tom sold"down the river“.
• Eliza's family hunted - Tom's life withSt. Clare.
• Tom sold to Simon Legree• Final section
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom's_Cabin
PLOT is divided in the next chapters:
Literary Elements….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom's_Cabin
Setting
Characters
Plot
Climax
Theme
Resolution
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