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Women set the standards of emotional strength, physical endurance and bear the weight of not just their world on their shoulders but that of their children, husbands, and parents, adopted and immediate family. The women from The Escape and Uncle Tom’s Cabin have much in common. Melinda and Eliza are both beautiful, both wanted sexually by white men, and both have given their hearts to their mates Glen and George. They both share the burden of slavery and the constant noose around their necks that could be yanked at any time. Melinda is a woman that Mrs. Gaines envies, Draglines is sexually interested in, and fears for her life and that of her husband Glen. She is emotionally ill equipped to warrant off Dr. Gaines. It’s a damned if you damned if you don’t situation for her.
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