Slaves Were Constantly In Danger For Even The Smallest

Slaves were constantly in danger for even the smallest actions against their masters. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs looks into the life of Linda Brent, which is Harriet Jacobs’s fake name. Slavery was the basis of Linda’s long suffering. Harriet uses fear, harassment, and loss to demonstrate how slavery hurts many women. Linda faced and witnessed many hardships as a woman in slavery. One of the first moments she witnessed a great loss she stated, â€Å"On one of these sale days, I saw a mother lead seven children to the auction-block. She knew that some of them would be taken from her; but they took all,† (III, 17). The quote is particularly important because it shows how many people lost those they loved not through†¦show more content†¦Dr. Flint sexually harassed Linda repeatedly. This hurt Linda because she slowly had her innocence tore away from her at such a young age. An important line in reference to her situation was, â €Å"But Dr. Flint swore he would kill me, if I was not as silent as the grave,† (V, 27). She was alone and had no one to safely confide in. In addition to Dr. Flint’s verbal harassment, he used many threats. A prime example would be, â€Å"I shuddered; but I was constrained to listen, while he talked of his intention to give me a home of my own, and make a lady out of me,†(X, 47). This in itself seems harmless. However, the point made here is that he never intends to let her go. She will forever be his to do as he pleases. This hurts because she will be forced to suffer his constant advances on her till he grows bored and cruel or till her own death. This also gives the idea that if she were to give in she could bore his children whom he could treat with cruelty as a means to keep her under his thumb at absolutely all costs. Later on Dr. Flint’s tactics change along with the birth of Linda’s child. 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