Love

= = From the text "The child's whole heart and soul seemed absorbed in works of love and kindness. Impulsively generous she had always been; but there was a touching and womanly thoughtfulness about her now, that every one noticed. she still loved to play with Topsy."

= = = Uncle Tom's Cabin Theme of Love = In //Uncle Tom’s Cabin//, love isn’t all you need, but it’s pretty close. Little blonde angel Eva loves everybody, even her horrible mother Marie. Pious slave Tom finds love in his heart for his murderer, brutal slave master Simon Legree. Tom and Eva’s love is of a pure, Christian kind that extends to everyone around them – slave and free, black and white, nice and not-so-nice. This novel argues that selfless love is the essence of true religious faith, and that people who practice Christianity without it are just kidding themselves. The kind of love depicted here is admittedly super-sweet-saccharine stuff – but its power is undeniable