Uncle Tom's Cabin: Remembering Everyone's Beloved Uncle Former President Abraham Lincoln, living up to the nickname "Honest Abe," says "So This is the little lady who started this great war." Who cares about this not-so-subtle observation is none other than Harriet Beecher Stowe. Stowe was an American abolitionist and author of the 1800s who published more than thirty novels in her time. What Lincoln is obviously referring to when he “blames” Stowe is what is known in history as the Civil War. Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, was his biggest success, selling thousands of copies nationwide at the time. Historians argue that this novel was one of several contributions to the outbreak of the Civil War. Stowe came from her younger sister, in fact, the founder of the National Women's Suffrage Association. Needless to say, her family had really high expectations for Harriet. Coming from an intellectual family, there are no exceptions to the conventional. Stowe knew her purpose in life was to become an author. So, in eighteen fifty-two, Stowe published Uncle Tom's Cabin. He based this novel on real life events. One of Stowe's inspirations is the former African American slave and activist, Frederick Douglass. Douglass provided Stowe with the interpretation and description of slavery in the South. Stowe grew up with African American cooks and servants who told her stories of when they were slaves and the discrimination they faced in their years of slavery. The novel also demonstrates that Christian love can overcome anything, even something as horrendous as slavery. Although this novel is fictional, he created it with the intention of portraying the experiences of former slaves. Stowe's purpose was to reveal the horrors of slavery to the Northern states. Uncle Tom's Cabin, although graphic and crude, shows detailed descriptions of the novel's motifs, the writing Mr. Shelby tells his freed slaves to remember their freedom and dedicate themselves to a Christian life as Tom did when they looked at his cabin. Tom's cabin reminded Mr. Shelby of all the suffering Tom had experienced. Tom was willing to suffer and die rather than go against his Christian values ​​of love and loyalty. The cabin helped Stowe promote the main theme of the book: defending the hostile power of slavery and hoping that Christian love will overcome the horrible acts that occurred. Interpretations in chapter six reveal that Mr. Shelby was different from most Southern slave owners due to his lack of harsh and cruel treatment of his slaves. Also, in this chapter Eliza runs away with her son to give him the freedom she was never offered when she was sold. Mr. Shelby seemed grateful that Eliza was able to escape, unlike Mr. Haley. Mr. Shelby is then forced to order his slaves to prepare a horse for Mr. Haley so that he can pursue Eliza and her son. However, Mr. Shelby once again shows his kindness by telling his slaves to place a beechnut under the horse's saddle. This beechnut is intended to cause discomfort and make riding the horse unbearable. When the horse is ready to go, it's time for lunch. Mr. Shelby is forced to invite Mr. Haley to lunch. By doing all of this, Mr. Shelby gave Eliza enough time to get away before Mr. Haley could start looking for her..