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“Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”, Harriet Jacobs Harriet Jacobs’ slave narrative is an inspiring piece that informs the reader of the life of a slave woman. Jacobs presents herself in the narrative not only as a slave, but a mother, informing the reader that slave woman desired much more than freedom. Harriet Jacobs writes of the events in her life, and how she deals with her struggle for sexual control and freedom for herself and children. A main issue that Jacobs battles with as a slave is the white man’s sexual control over slave women. Slaves were considered property, and sexual favors of slave women were often associated with their masters. Jacobs refuses to have a sexual relationship with her master, Dr. Flint, which seems to make him desire her even more. I feel that most slave women gave into sexual contacts with their m