Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl

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which someone (one of the masters or mistresses) wasn't happy with something
and blamed it on the slave(s), forcing them to deal with the harsh consequences.
An example is when the cook sends dinner out to Dr. Flint. Sometimes, when he
does not like a dish, the cook gets whipped, other times he shoves all the food
down the her throat until she chokes. I feel that this is very offensive
treatment because that is not a justified reason to do something, as severe as
choking someone. Even though she was one of his slaves, instead of doing that,
he could have just told her, or even yelled, to cook something different-she
would have gotten the point. I guess Dr. Flint, just like many other whites,
felt he had to use violence to punish her (even though I totally, strongly,
disagree with his decision, it was probably a “regular” thing to do during that
time period. She being a slave, was probably used to it.

Chapter V
Linda shows her strong moral character in many ways. When she was ...

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