Linda's Freedom

Near the end of the book, Linda finally obtains her freedom, which made all the times she had to run and hide worth it. The way she obtains her freedom, however, is not the way she desired, though she would in no way reject the freedom. She receives her freedom from the new Mrs. Bruce who buys Linda from her former mistress. Though Linda is grateful to be set free, she has mixed emotions about her newfound freedom. She does not like the fact that someone other than her original master set her free because she does not like feeling indebted to someone, least of all someone like Mrs. Bruce who had already been incredibly kind to her while she was a slave. Though she did not like having someone else pay for her freedom, she was still grateful to Mrs. Bruce and happy with her freedom.