Today's Confinements

Although we are suppose to be a free nation and everyone is suppose to be equal different racial groups and women are still pout down today. There is still a lot of racism and confinement on these people because they aren't all white and like "Us". Because of what you look like and stereotypes on all people cause people to think differently of each other. Although these are large problems in today's society there are larger problems happening around the world. In Darfur, Uganda the people are suppressed by their own government and killed. The civilians of these land are forced to live in fear and not know what is going to happen to them next. They are hunted by other people of Darfur and forced to leave their homes an loose their family members through murder, rape and being displaced into IDP camps. In this modern day they are still treated like dirt even by their own people. They are stuck and have no where to turn to and are in need of serious help. Even though slavery has ended or supposed to have ended doesn't mean that people of certain races or religions aren't still looked at differently or treated equal. 

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.