Why does Harriet Beecher Stowe say she wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Answer 1

A combination of circumstances. First, the Fugitive Slave Law required Northerners to turn in Blacks in the Free states. This law outraged her. Second, she had lost a child before writing the book and knew first hand how horrible a woman must feel when her child is torn away from her, say, to be sold. Third, she and her preacher father and family were all against slavery, as opposed to the dictates of Christianity.

Later, when she was asked about writing it, she said she didn't. God had dictated it to her.

Vera Jiji, producer of the DVD of Uncle Tom's Cabin

Answer 2

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in order to highlight the inhumanity and brutality of slavery in the United States, with the hope of prompting readers to recognize the moral implications of the institution and advocate for its abolition. Stowe aimed to create empathy and understanding for the plight of enslaved individuals through her powerful storytelling.