“Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl”

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about being yelled at or
getting whipped. Linda’s mistress was almost a second mother to her. She
cared for Linda and taught her the essence of learning, which was how to
read and write. Linda didn’t take anything for granted while living with
her mistress.

Staying with her mistress was the happiest time in Linda’s young
life. Nothing was the same after her mistress died. It was a depressing
moment for Linda and it was then when she realized that living with her
mistress was too good to last. Linda’s life was ugly and bitter after she
was turned over to Dr. and Mrs. Flint. They treated her for what she was
supposed to be, which was a slave. Linda was at a point in her life where
none of her troubles went away. After losing her mistress, Linda lost her
friend and then her father. The only people left for her to love was her
brother William, her uncle Benjamin and her dear grandmother. She was
there for Linda when her mistress died. Linda’s grandmother was the one
who ...

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my comforts, spiritual or temporal. It was her labor that
supplied my scanty wardrobe. I have a vivid recollection of the Linsey-
woolsey dress given me every winter by Mrs. Flint. How I hated it! It was
one of the badges of slavery” (380) . Mrs. Flint could’ve given Linda more
clothes but didn’t. Instead, it reminded Linda of what she was, which was
a slave. Linda was grateful for what her grandmother did. She didn’t give
Linda much, but wearing rags is better than wearing something that
symbolized her.

Linda didn’t want to do anything to upset her grandmother. Ever
since Linda blossomed into a beautiful young lady, Mr. Flint started
putting dirty thoughts into her mind and ...

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