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Linda Brent

This character is the main character and is the pseudonym of author Harriet Jacobs.

Dr. Flint

This character is the main character's master, although the main character is legally the property of his young daughter.

Aunt Marthy

This character is the main character's maternal grandmother, and is a source of support, strength, and inspiration for the main character and many others within their community.

William Brent

This character is the main character's younger brother.

Mrs. Flint

This character is depicted as a bitter, irrational, and supremely self-absorbed woman. She is cruel and abusive to the main character.

Benjamin

This character is the youngest child of the main character's grandmother. The main character regards this character more like a brother than like an uncle due to the small difference in their ages.

Uncle Phillip

This character is instrumental to the main character's escape. It is this character...

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