Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Second response

“There is danger in love for a slave.” When Linda said this she meant many things. This quote was Linda’s way of stating that love only brings problems to a slave, whether that person loves another slave, or one of their owners, all that love leads is to complications and harder times. I agree with Linda because so far through the book even the word love feels to me like a taboo. And Linda felt what happens when you let your love be known, in the chapter Lover, Linda confesses her love, and is stricken on the face for it. This is one of the reasons why I believe that love only brings problems for a slave.