Chapter 20:
New Perils
Summary:
Under the charge of aiding Linda in her escape, Dr. Flint had her Uncle Philips
arrested. After this, Jenny, one of the slaves who works in the same house
Linda is hiding in, threatens to reveal her hiding spot. Linda is then set to
meet up with a friend of Philips while disguised as a sailor. Peter takes her
to hide in a swamp while they secure a hiding place for her. The next day she
is taken to her grandmother’s house after blacking out.
Importance:
This was very important because even though Linda achieved her goal of freeing
her children, she still wasn’t out of danger herself. She still had to find a
way to get herself out of the situation she was in, something she did not plan
up to.
Connection
to Theme:
Not only did slaves have to fear the eyes of white people when escaping, but
they also had to fear those of some blacks as well. In this chapter Linda was
being threatened not by a white person but by a fellow black woman. This may be
from years of psychological abuse wherein one may become conditioned to feel a
certain way, even against their own kind.
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