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Harriet Jacobs

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Incidents in the life of A Slave Girl
1. Harriet was in love with the free black man that planned to buy her and set her free.
Notwithstanding their feelings for one another, Norcom refused to give her up (Jacobs,
5). Since of her boss's stubbornness, she advised her boyfriend to flee north to keep
himself safe.
2. Sands, a white attorney who is interested in her, Linda permits his breakthroughs and
becomes pregnant by him(Jacobs, 21). Seeing that he is not married, he appears to be a
nobleman because if she agrees to be his lover, he will most probably buy her from Dr.
Flint
3. Sands quickly reveals himself to be as much of an abuser as Flint, as well, as he gets to
take advantage of the situation to have his evil way to Linda, just like other guys in his
stance used to do frequently(Jacobs, 22). By providing Linda with protection, he is
effectively petting her for sexual abuse.
4. Linda is not in a position to say no to Mr. Sands under the circumstances. She has no
rights as a slave and hence has no option but to allow her to be sexually abused by her
slave owner. There was every reason to suppose that if she does not offer herself to
Sands, he'll seize her forcibly. That was the dreadful reality for most slave women. One
may also say that Linda offers herself to Flint because he appears to be her guardian at

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first. Sands seems to be the polar opposite of the evil Dr. Flint at a glance; also, Linda is
overjoyed to have found someone she believes will safeguard her and her kids.
5. Flint is a ruthless, amoral older man who delights in exerting power over others. He has
total control over Jacobs, who is Forty years his junior, but that is insufficient for
him(Jacobs, 30). So, he attempts to compel Linda to submit to his dominance on an
emotional and mental level.
1. Even though he does not beat or assault Linda, he frequently threatens her with
aggression, and that he has zero reservations about delivering harsh, brutal punishments,
as seen by his handling of other slaves.
2. Jacobs gains literacy: she recognizes how language has been used to oppress her, but she
already questions these symbolic practices(Jacobs, 72). As a result, Jacobs develops a
new relationship with language and finds a voice that challenges and defines her culture's
linguistic forms.
3. Due to capitalists in the Southern viewed the woman slave's body as nothing but
property, young girls were not safeguarded from sexual abuse underneath the law.
Jacobs, who wants to win the sympathies of women abolitionists, must choose to make
sexual contact with another white man to keep her purity against her master's demands.
4. Harriet wanted to convey her experience but realized she missed the writing skills to do
so. She had learned to read when enslaved as a child, but she was not an accomplished
writer.
5. Her autobiography serves as a tribute to women out there who battle for freedom and
existence, demand respect and dignity, and refuse to accept for as little as fair
participation and ultimate participation in the community after enduring 27 years in

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Surname 1 Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Incidents in the life of A Slave Girl 1. Harriet was in love with the free black man that planned to buy her and set her free. Notwithstanding their feelings for one another, Norcom refused to give her up (Jacobs, 5). Since of her boss's stubbornness, she advised her boyfriend to flee north to keep himself safe. 2. Sands, a white attorney who is interested in her, Linda permits his breakthroughs and becomes pregnant by him(Jacobs, 21). Seeing that he is not married, he appears to be a nobleman because if she agrees to be his lover, he will most probably buy her from Dr. Flint 3. Sands quickly reveals himself to be as much of an abuser as Flint, as well, as he gets to take advantage of the situation to have his evil way to Linda, just like other guys in his stance used to do frequently(Jacobs, 22). By providing Linda with protection, he is effectively petting her for sexual abuse. 4. Linda is not in a position to say no to Mr. Sands under the circumstances. She has no rights as a slave and hence has no option but to allow her to be sexually abused by her slave owner. There was every reason to suppose that if she does not offe ...
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