Question

Which characters support Linda and which oppose her?

Answer 1

Characters who support Linda:

Aunt Martha: Linda’s Grandmother

William: Linda’s younger brother

Betty & Peter: Both friends who help Linda and escape

Mrs. Durham: Employer and friend of Linda’s in the North

Mrs. Bruce: A friend who works to protect Linda from Dr. Flint, and employs her to care for her infant.

Characters who torment or oppose Linda:

Both Dr. Flint and Mrs. Flint: Dr. Flint’s obsession and abuse of Linda follows her though most of her life, and Mrs. Flint is just as abusive and cruel.

Jenny: A slave who threatens to expose Linda’s hiding place.