Question

In at least 150 words, discuss the theme of what effect slavery has on families. Use the Harris family as an example. Include evidence from the text to support the idea. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)

Answer 1

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Slavery impacted families. Slavery not only inhibited family formation but made stable, secure family life difficult if not impossible. Once an enslaved woman gave birth, her child was taken from her and sold to someone else. Many of the slaves did not know their parents or any family. Enslaved people could also not legally marry in any American colony or state. The theme of slavery impacting families can be seen in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. This theme can be seen throughout the novel. It is best exemplified by the Harris family. George Harris was forced to escape and left his family behind. George explained that he will not be gone forever.  He planned to return to America as a free man, with money, and buy Eliza and Harry himself to free them, too. He had to leave his family behind so he could maybe save them from the evils of slavery. Eliza Harris' son was sold away. At the end of the novel, the Harris family rediscovers lost loved ones.

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Answer 2

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It made families sad, poor, hungry, weak. Americans at the top of the income distribution are getting richer, while wages among the rest of the population are either stagnant or falling. In addition, children born to poor parents are likely to be poor as adults, and vice versa for children born to wealthy parents.

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