Uncle Tom's Cabin | Style

Point of View
The third person ("they," "he," "she") omniscient or, all-seeing, narrative point of view is necessary to Stowe's novel, as the novel follows simultaneously the activity of several characters in different places. The point of view occasionally shifts to second person ("you") for the purpose of drawing the reader into the story at moments of high emotion. For instance, during the description of Eliza's flight with Harry from the Shelbys, the narrator suddenly confronts us: "If it were your Harry, mother, or your Willie, that were going to be torn away from you...

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