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             In the novel, freedom is the most important achievement to Linda. It is more important than the prospect of marriage and is apparent early on in the novel. When she meets and falls in love with the carpenter, her master forbids her to see him out of spite. "After my lover went away, Dr. Flint contrived a new plan. He seemed to have an idea that my fear of my mistress was his greatest obstacle" ( Brent, 463) .To maintain his hold on her, he tells Linda that if she must marry, she can marry one of his slaves. This, however, is about as distasteful to Linda as the notion of submitting to Dr. Flint himself, as to marry a slave would only enslave her further. At the time, giving into Dr.Flint's seduction would enslave her further as well because it would be handing him what he has wanted all along: her virginity. Dr. Flint&apo
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