It is amazing the difference money can make. So far in this trip, we have seen homes of modest income. Mark Twain’s home showed us the extravagant side of being a famous writer. His house is huge. All of the rooms are beautifully detailed with expensive furnishings. We were very amazed. Even the visitor’s center was a multi-million-dollar complex.

But I was more impressed by the home of Twain’s neighbor, Harriet Beecher Stowe. The home was less ornate than Twain’s, but it left me with a greater impact than Twain’s house. Our tour guide did a marvelous job of showing the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Throughout the house were figurines and dishes with the images of characters from the book painted on them. It proves how one person can change the world. Harriet Beecher Stowe put the brutality of slavery into the foreground of people’s minds and started a great change in American society. Her story is very inspiring.