Uncle Tom's Cabin

Although Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the novel to condemn slavery, her portrayal of African Americans is often criticized. Even today, Uncle Tom's Cabin raises questions about race and race relations in America. Laura's guests are Katherine Kane, director, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center www.stowecenter.org and Laura Korobkin, associate professor of English, Boston University www.bu.edu If you don't have time to read the whole novel, just check out some of the following chapters and join our discussion on Friday.

PREFACE

CHAPTER I ? THE READER IS INTRODUCED TO A MAN

CHAPTER XIV ? EVANGELINE

CHAPTER XVIII ? MISS OPHELIA'S EXPERIENCES AND OPINIONS

CHAPTER XIX ? MISS OPHELIA'S EXPERIENCES AND OPINIONS, CONTINUED

CHAPTER XX ? TOPSY

CHAPTER XXX ? THE SLAVE WAREHOUSE

CHAPTER XXXIV ? THE QUADROON?S STORY

CHAPTER XLV ? CONCLUDING REMARKS