IncidentsintheLifeofaSlaveGirl:WrittenbyHerself:Trajectorypresentsclassicsofworldliteraturewith21stcenturyfeatures!Ouroriginal-texteditionsincludethefollowingvisualenhancementstofosteradeeperunderstandingofthework:WordCloudsatthestartofeachchapterhighlightimportantwords.Word,sentence,paragraphcounts,andreadingtimehelpreadersandteachersdeterminechaptercomplexity.Co-occurrencegraphsdepictcharacter-to-characterinteractionsaswellcharactertoplaceinteractions.Sentimentindexesidentifypositiveandnegativetrendsinmoodwithineachchapter.Frequencygraphshelpdisplaytheimpactthisbookhashadonpopularculturesinceitsoriginaldateofpublication.UseTrajectoryanalyticstodeepencomprehension,toprovideafocusfordiscussionsandwritingassignments,andtoengagenewreaderswithsomeofthegreateststoriesevertold.Bornintoslavery,Lindaspendsherearlyyearsinahappyhomewithhermotherandfather,whoarerelativelywell-offslaves.Whenhermotherdies,six-year-oldLindaissenttolivewithhermother'smistress,whotreatsherwellandteacheshertoread.Afterafewyears,thismistressdiesandbequeathsLindatoarelative.Hernewmastersarecruelandneglectful,andDr.Flint,thefather,takesaninterestinLindaandtriestoforceherintoasexualrelationshipwithhim.Lindacontinuestothwarthisattemptsandmaintainherdistance.KnowingthatFlintwilldoanythingtogethisway,Lindaconsentstoaloveaffairwithawhiteneighbor,Mr.Sands.Sheisashamedatherdiscretion,butsheknowsitisbetterthanbeingrapedbyDr.Flint.Duringtheiraffair,Mr.SandsandLindahavetwochildren.TheirnamesareBenjamin,whoisoftencalledBennyinthenarrative,andEllen.Throughouthernarrative,Jacobsarguesthatapowerlessslavegirlcannotbeheldtothesamestandardsofmoralityasafreewoman.Shealsohaspracticalreasonsforagreeingtotheaffair:shehopesthatwhenFlintfindsoutaboutit,hewillsellhertoSandsindisgust.Instead,thevengefulFlintsendsLindatohisson'splantationtobebrokeninasafieldhand.