Chapter Thirty "Northward Bound"

In this following chapter, Linda finally reaches the boat that Peter was talking about. Linda and Fanny head to Philadelphia.To her surprise however, the boat captain was southerner. He claims that he opposes slavery and he treats them kindly and respectfully but she still has a hard time trusting him. After ten days on the boat, they finally reach their destination. While watching the sun rise on the free soil, Linda and Fanny start crying tears of joy. They both have feelings of loneliness since they are leaving their friends and family. The corrupting power of slavery is shown in this chapter since Linda and Fanny are unable to trust the boat captain. They have gone through most of their lives not being able to trust anyone since they are afraid that they might turn them in for a reward. It is pretty sad since they won't be able to trust anyone that easily.