Internal Roots of Tragedy: An Interpretation of Tom’s Blind Loyalty and Submissiveness in Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Abstract

Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a reputed anti-slavery novel in American literary history. Tom, an unusually loyal and submissive slave, was sold to different slave masters again and again until he was tortured to death. Tom’s tragic fate had multi-faceted roots. This paper tends to give an objective interpretation of Tom’s personality so as to promote a better comprehension of this character and the intention of this novel. It’s found that his blind loyalty and submissiveness are the defects in his personality leading to his tragic fate.

Analisis Bentuk Kepribadian Tokoh Wanita dalam Novel Si Parasit Lajang Karya Ayu Utami

“…Tokoh cenderung ditampilkan dalam sebuah karya dalam sudut pandang cerita yang mengekspresikan tindakan dan ucapan yang dilangsungkan dalam sebuah cerita. Artinya pengarang menghadirkan tokoh membuat suatu cerita menjadi menarik dan penuh dengan emosional dan pelibatan tokoh di dalamnya (Kaifu, 2019). Jika sudut padang kepribadian dapat dilihat dari kata-kata dan kalimat dari sikap perilaku tokoh dalam tindakan cerita.…”