Chapter Two "The New Master and Mistress"

After being passed onto a new home, Harriet’s owner turns out to be a 5 year old girl. However, the parents took Harriet in since their daughter was too young. Despite the fact that her previous mistress was nice, Dr. and Mrs. Flint turn out to be the opposite. Dr. Flint hides his sexual desires until Harriet is older and Mrs. Flint is a hypocrite for “loving god” while doing vile tasks. One of them would be spitting in kettles/dishes used for cooking. All went well until Harriet’s father dies without her being notified. After his death, she describes the house being “more dreary than ever”. However, with the love of her grandmother she still manages to go through tough times. The corrupting power of slavery is shown when Harriet isn’t able to visit her father at a funeral because a funeral wasn’t even held. It was as if a slave wasn’t important enough to have a funeral.