SLAVERY AND ITS PAINFUL LEGACIES IN HARRIET BEECHER STOWE'S UNCLE TOM'S CABIN AND TONI MORRISION'S BELOVED
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This paper conducts a comparative study of two classic American novels: Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Beloved by Toni Morrison, aiming to clarify the evolution in how literature confronts slavery and its painful legacies. By employing methods of comparative literature, historical-social criticism, and trauma theory, the study reveals the shared condemnation in both works of the inhumanity of slavery, demonstrated through the violation of human rights, violence, and the fracturing of families. However, the paper also analyzes profound differences, reflecting the distinct racial perspectives, historical contexts, and artistic intentions of each author. The study affirms a shift in American literary discourse, from a moral appeal aimed at social change in Stowe's work to a profound excavation of the psychological scars of history in Morrison's writing.
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Beloved, Harriet Beecher Stowe, slavery, Toni Morrision, trauma theory, Uncle Tom's Cabin
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