The novel, The Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by Harriet Jacobs was a narrative, which, documented the horrific and abusive life of a woman in slavery, Harriet Jacobs, who wrote her narrative under the pen name “Linda”. Jacobs was mainly affected by her mistress's father, Dr. Flint who abused Jacobs mentally, physically and sexually. Dr. Flint was the biggest antagonist in Harriet Jacobs narrative because he harassed her constantly and paid more attention to her than he does his own wife, Mrs. Flint. It is fair to state that Mr. Flint was the biggest and most cruel antagonist in The Classic Slave Narratives series composed by historian and filmmaker Henry Louis Gates Jr. Doctor Flint constantly drives to be in total and complete
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Flint was described as a fierce man who was so controlling that must have every single task done by his slaves completed his way. An example of his controlling nature was his treatment of the cook. The cook of the Flint house was “never sent to the dinner table without fear and trembling” of Doctor Flint. If Doctor Flint did not enjoy a dish prepared by the cook he would “either order her to be whipped or compel her to eat of it [the dish] in his presence”, (421). Jacobs used imagery in order to illustrate how Dr. Flint manages to strike fear in the hearts of slaves by abusing them when something is not prepared to his liking. Dr. Flint’s tyranny is expressed through his constant controlling nature of his slaves …show more content…
Flint as a tyrant. She stated that “Dr. Flint loved money but, he loved power more” (490) which factors into his obsessive and controlling persona. Jacobs then illustrated Dr. Flint’s constant addiction to be in power by describing his persistence in visiting Jacobs at her grandmother’s home with her children, “morning, noon and night”(490). Jacobs then described to be Dr. Flint more obsessive than a “jealous lover” because of Flint, “watched a rival so closely than he [Dr. Flint] watched me [Jacobs]”(491). Dr. Flint is a man consumed of his own self-need for power causing him to become overly obsessed over
Flint was described as a fierce man who was so controlling that must have every single task done by his slaves completed his way. An example of his controlling nature was his treatment of the cook. The cook of the Flint house was “never sent to the dinner table without fear and trembling” of Doctor Flint. If Doctor Flint did not enjoy a dish prepared by the cook he would “either order her to be whipped or compel her to eat of it [the dish] in his presence”, (421). Jacobs used imagery in order to illustrate how Dr. Flint manages to strike fear in the hearts of slaves by abusing them when something is not prepared to his liking. Dr. Flint’s tyranny is expressed through his constant controlling nature of his slaves …show more content…
Flint as a tyrant. She stated that “Dr. Flint loved money but, he loved power more” (490) which factors into his obsessive and controlling persona. Jacobs then illustrated Dr. Flint’s constant addiction to be in power by describing his persistence in visiting Jacobs at her grandmother’s home with her children, “morning, noon and night”(490). Jacobs then described to be Dr. Flint more obsessive than a “jealous lover” because of Flint, “watched a rival so closely than he [Dr. Flint] watched me [Jacobs]”(491). Dr. Flint is a man consumed of his own self-need for power causing him to become overly obsessed over