Linda's Freedom

Near the end of the novel, Linda finally receives what she has been longing for, her freedom. She gains her freedom mainly because Mrs. Hobb's brother tells Linda that he will not tell Dr. Flint about where she is because of how nice she was to him. But he tells Dr. Flint about where she is and it makes Dr. Flint come and look for her. Once Linda knows she is coming she confesses to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce about her whole life story and how she left the south and snuck into the north. Her two new employers decide to help her escape from Dr. Flint. Mrs. Bruce proposes to buy Linda but the idea to LInda was much like just being passed around from person to person. Once she hears the news of Dr. Flint dieing she stops moving around so much. The new Mrs. Bruce sends a letter to the Mrs. Flint about letting her buy Linda and her children. Mrs. Flint agrees to the letter and Linda and her family are finally set free. Although Linda is free she doesn't feel as if she is. She feels as if she was sold as a piece of property in order to be free. Linda also doesn't feel free because of the new laws set in place. Even though she in the North she could just be as easily sent back to her mistress and the free states aren't as free as she thought them out to be. In the North there is still segregation and she doesn't like it because she thought everyone was suppose to be equal and on the same level.