In the book, Incidents in the Life of a Slave girl, the author wrote about multiple issues that she had to deal with while a slave in the south. One of the topics that is encountered in the book is the way her mistress, Mrs. Flint treated her because her husband, Dr. Flint was sexually attracted to her. Harriet Jacobs describes her mistress as jealous and spiteful on multiple occasions throughout the book. The abuse Harriet faced from her mistress wasn’t physical, but mental, and emotional. Although, she is treated unfairly by her mistress Harriet felt sorry for her, because her husband constantly disrespected their marriage, and there was nothing she could do about it. Harriet was fourteen years old when Dr. Flint first started harassing
