Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Uncle Tom's Cabin is known for its vehement depiction of the horrors of slavery, portraying enslaved individuals as human beings who suffered and felt both physical and emotional pain. The novel helped to shape public opinion about slavery and contributed to the start of the American Civil War.

Answer: C 
 Stowe was the daughter of a minister who was committed to opposing slavery, and she spent much of her life in Ohio and Kentucky observing the lives of enslaved individuals. She drew on these experiences to create characters and situations that would stir emotions in her readers and convince them to take action against slavery.

Answer: B, E 
 The Kansas-Nebraska Act, which allowed residents of territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery, was not passed until six years after Uncle Tom's Cabin was published. Additionally, the novel does not portray blacks as militant resisters to slavery; rather, it emphasizes the importance of nonviolent resistance and Christian morality. The comparison to The Brothers Karamazov is also not accurate.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Novel Uncle Tom's Cabin