• Blog – How does Linda eventually gain her freedom? Why does she have mixed emotions at the end of the novel?
Linda gains her freedom when Mrs. Flint, now Mrs. Dodge came to New York and wanted Linda to pay her for her freedom or to go back to the south. When Mrs. Bruce hears of this she hires a lawyer to negotiate with the Dodges. “He proposed to pay three hundred dollars down, if Mr. Dodge would sell me…” (Pg. 250) Linda thought that in a free state her freedom should not be bought so when her freedom was bought she objected to it; but at the same time was deeply grateful to Mrs. Bruce bought her to be released. However soon after Linda gains her freedom she hears the news of her grandmother’s death. Also she receives an obituary notice of Phillip’s death. While two people close to Linda die Linda still has comforting memories of her grandmother, who helped her endure everything that Linda went through.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment