Uncle Remus is the fictional title character and narrator of a collection of African American folktales compiled and adapted by Joel Chandler Harris and published in book form in 1881 Harris was a journalist in postReconstruction Atlanta and he produced seven Uncle Remus books He wrote these stories to represent the struggle in the Southern United States and more specifically in the plantations He did so by introducing tales that he had heard and framing them in the plantation context He wrote his stories in a dialect which was his interpretation of Deep South Negro language of the time For these framing and stylistic choices his collection has encountered controversy Brer Rabbit Brother Rabbit is the main character of the stories a character prone to tricks and troublemaking who is often opposed by Brer Fox and Brer Bear In one tale Brer Fox constructs a doll out of a lump of tar and puts clothing on it When Brer Rabbit comes along he addresses the tar baby amiably but receives no response Brer Rabbit becomes offended by what he perceives as the tar babys lack of manners punches it and kicks it and becomes stuck

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