[PAR] [TLE] Uncle Tom [SEP] Uncle Tom is the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin".  The term "Uncle Tom" is also used as a derogatory epithet for an excessively subservient person, particularly when that person is aware of their own lower-class status based on race.  The use of the epithet is the result of later works derived from the original novel. [PAR] [TLE] Tom show [SEP] Tom show is a general term for any play or musical based (often only loosely) on the 1852 novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe.  The novel attempts to depict the harsh reality of slavery.  Due to the weak copyright laws at the time, a number of unauthorized plays based on the novel were staged for decades, many of them mocking the novel's strong characters and social message, and leading to the pejorative term "Uncle Tom".
[PAR] [TLE] Uncle Tom [ SEP ] Uncle Tom is the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe 's 1852 novel , " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " . The term " Uncle Tom " is also used as a derogatory epithet for an excessively subservient person , particularly when that person is aware of their own lower - class status based on race . The use of the epithet is the result of later works derived from the original novel . [PAR] [TLE] Tom show [ SEP ] Tom show is a general term for any play or musical based ( often only loosely ) on the 1852 novel " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " by Harriet Beecher Stowe . The novel attempts to depict the harsh reality of slavery . Due to the weak copyright laws at the time , a number of unauthorized plays based on the novel were staged for decades , many of them mocking the novel 's strong characters and social message , and leading to the pejorative term " Uncle Tom " .
Why was the lead character in Harriet Beecher Stowe's a derogatory epithet?
Why was the lead character in Harriet Beecher Stowe 's a derogatory epithet ?
excessively subservient person
excessively subservient person