Uncle Tom’s Cabin Part II

Even the title of the book is called Uncle Tom’s Cabin, I found myself more interested in Eliza’s storyline than Tom’s; I am assuming that was not Stowe’s intention while writing the novel. I remember when reading Eliza’s chapters, I just kept mentally rooting for her, and while reading Tom’s chapters I kept wanting to get to the next chapter to find out what was going to happen to Eliza and her son. It wasn’t until a little bit later in the novel when Haley comes back for Tom that I began to take interest in his storyline; his part in the book seems to start out slower, while Eliza’s is more drama packed from the very beginning.

I think it was about the time that Eva steps into the picture that Tom’s story picks up momentum. This may seem odd, but as the story progressed with the relationship between Tom and Eva, especially when Tom jumps over the ship to save her, I kept thinking how cliché it all seemed; I’m sure though in the mid 19^th century Stowe’s novel wouldn’t have appeared so as it does today where everything and anything has been made into a film by Hollywood.