The story is a really heart wrenching, but it also makes me proud because of the determination some of them had. The story of Ben and how he failed the first time of escaping by getting caught and nearly failing the second time because of being ill.
I was expecting everything based on her life, not her family or the way trading worked. Feels like it is just dragging on and on.
I don't understand why the masters, who are married, also took slaves to their bed. I guess because of the time being a male dominated society and the slave were property and they could do what they want with them. And the wives couldn't do anything because they were women and didn't have a "voice." Why did they tolerate that?
pg 394 She asks the question, "did you ever hate?" I have and I do hate, obviously not in the same context though. Its about a loved one as well.
"Dr. Flint continued his visits, to look after my health; and he did not fail to remind me that my child was an addition to his stock of slaves." Why did or people think this way? I just don't understand how so much heartache, pain, violence came form the color of skin.
I like Jacobs writing when she is literally speaking to the "reader." I like how she asks question to us to think within ourselves. I don't like how it just ended. I wanted to know what happened , how'd she get out? Where did she go?
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I too wanted to know what happened to her? It never told if she got out in the first place - which I'm assuming she did or she wouln't be writing this essay - but HOW? Did she escape, did Mr. Flint finally decide to sell her, or did his daughter grow up and sell or give her the freedom she wanted? So many questions and not enough answers! It frustrates me!
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