Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (2)

The second part of this narrative was just as interesting as the first. The part that particularly struck my attention was when Linda escaped. The description of the escape was very well detailed I thought, I almost felt as though I was there with her. As I read this scene (p. 605), I did find it hard to believe that she lived in a small hole for seven years. Seven years is a long time to be living in quarters where you can’t even stand up or stretch your extremities. I tried to think what situations must have been like as a slave, where living in a shoebox, virtually, would be the better option.
For Linda’s whole life she dreamt of being free and fleeing to the north. She had a long seven years to think about how good her life was going to be once she made it to the north. When Linda finally made it to the north she was disappointed. Linda stated that she found all whites to be the same, whether in the north or the south, they were all the same.
I think it was Linda’s disappointment in the north and in freedom that really got to me. I think because I hate when I get excited for something and then when it happens it’s not all its cracked up to be. I think that is the worst feeling in the world, I can’t even begin the fathom her sense of displeasure.