Question 1856 • Crowley Credit Recovery Algebra II B
Review a passage from the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe."This I take to be about what slavery is. I defy anybody on earth to read our slave-code, as it stands in our law-books, and make anything else of it. Talk of the abuses of slavery! Humbug! The thing itself is the essence of all abuse!"How does this passage provide insight into a social issue?
Answer
A
It argues that slavery laws are poorly written and easily defied.
B
It claims that slavery's abuses are exaggerated.
C
It highlights that slavery is abusive and corrupt by its very nature.
D
It suggests that reading the slave code is difficult.
Explanation
The speaker says the slave code shows what slavery really is and calls slavery “the essence of all abuse.” This means the passage presents slavery itself—not merely individual acts or poorly enforced laws—as inherently abusive and corrupt. Choice C, “It highlights that slavery is abusive and corrupt by its very nature,” matches that point.
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