Chapter 10:
A Perilous Passage In the Slave Girl's Life
Summary:
This chapter talks about how Dr. Flint planned to domesticate Linda by building
her a house four miles away. Linda does not want to be encased in a house far
away from her grandmother. Linda summons a plan that will end with her freedom
and away from Dr. Flint. She meets a lawyer named Mr. Sands and becomes
impregnated by him. She anticipated to be sold away by Dr. Flint when he hears
of the news but her plan ultimately backfires. Dr. Flint declares that he will
not sell her but will instead take care of her.
Importance:
The importance of this chapter is to show the readers the limited choices Linda
had. She had to make sacrifices in order to secure the future of her young and
herself.
Connection
to Theme:
Linda is torn between keeping pure and thinking of the future. She prefers to
willingly give her virginity to someone she likes instead of it being taken
away by force by Dr. Flint. She also suffers the alienation by her
grandmother when she was told of the news.
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