Chapter 6:
The Jealous Mistress
Summary:
Dr. Flint becomes impatient with Linda’s resistance and devices a plan. After a
fight with the mistress, he declares that his daughter shall stay in his
apartment and appoints Linda to care for her. Dr. Flint assigns Linda, forcing
her to sleep where the daughter sleeps. Once the mistress hears of his
intentions of keeping their daughter in his room, Mrs. Flint forces Linda to
swear upon the Bible to not sleep with her husband. Mrs. Flint promises to
protect Linda from the master, but Linda doubts that the protection will last.
Importance:
This chapter shows the difficult position of slave women. They either have to
please on or get punished by the other.
Connection
to Theme:
Linda is torn between pleasing her master and the mistress. She suffers from
the misconduct master and the jealous mistress. Linda has been train to want to
please her master but in this situation, one master would have to unsatisfied
in order for the other one to be pleased.
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