Uncle Tom's Cabin is a classic anti-Robinsonade that tells the story of a slave Tom who toils on a plantation under the guidance of a cruel owner. This book highlights the terrible consequences of slavery, but also shares the story of each person who faces very different challenges and hopes. Author Harriet Beecher Stowe successfully showed the complex relationships between slaves and their masters, as well as between different races and classes. This book became an important work in the fight for human rights and the fight against slavery.