While Stowe weaves other subthemes throughout her text, such as the moral authority of motherhood and the redeeming possibilities offered by Christianity, she emphasizes the connections between these and the horrors of slavery.
Medan Stowe väver in andra teman i texten, som moderskapets moraliska auktoritet och de möjligheter till frälsning som ges av kristendomen, betonar hon kopplingarna mellan dessa och slaveriets fasa.