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Analysis Of Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl By Harriet Jacobs

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs is a moving, agonizing story about both struggles and liberation. Harriet went through a great deal in her life within the shackles of slavery, but her determination and strong will pushed her forward to a positive outcome. From a young age Harriet knew she wanted to be free, and when her master, Dr. Flint, made uncomfortable advances on her, she wanted to make this dream a reality. She had two children with a wealthy white man in the area because she believed it would push Dr. Flint to sell her, but it did not work. She eventually ran away and lived in hiding underneath her grandmother’s house for seven years. When she was able to get out, her limbs were swollen, and she could barely
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