Chapter 7:
The Lover
Summary:
It was in this chapter that Jacobs described her experience having a lover. She
told readers that her master did not take the news of her wish to marry a free
black man graciously. She wrote that he responded to this by saying “How dare
you tell me so!” in page 40. She was thereby forbidden to speak to her lover
and soon after he left to Savannah.
Importance:
This
chapter displayed yet another restriction placed on the slaves: they were not
permitted to love freely. For those female slaves who dared to have a lover,
they were stripped of this freedom immediately.
Connection
to Theme:
The restrictions placed on a slave were a form of psychological abuse. As shown
in this chapter, Jacobs’ freedom to love someone who would treat her like a
dog. Psychologically she would feel as if there was no one in the world who
would uphold the values of a good man.
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