I feel sorry for Linda. I really do. This is mostly due to the fact that the focus of the book shifts over to what goes on within the plantation. Jacobs starts to write about Dr Flint and his true intentions that have been reveled, but the way she exposes them in her writing is very open ended. She doesn't outright say it, but rather implies it. Jacobs writes, "He peopled my young mind with unclean images, such as only a vile monster could think of." It is unclear, forcing you to look closer at what she has written.
Aside from the writing, the main point itself hits me. As a younger girl, Linda's master is always refusing to sell her, which makes it seem like he might be a good guy just a bit. But now, it is shown that he really just wants her for himself. He doesn't really care, he is just being selfish, as many others are. Not to mention, it shocks me at the ignorance of northerners. Jacobs states, "The poor girls have romantic notions of sunny climes, and of flowering vines that all the year round shade a happy home. To what disappointments are they destined." She's saying that the girls who are sent off to marry a slaveholder have these idealistic dreams that are not true. It really is amazing to me.
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