Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Why do you think Harriet Jacobs wrote under a pseudonym? Explain your answer.
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I believe Jacob's use of the name Linda helped her to revisit a past she didn't really want to relive. Jacob's story was not only shocking.... it was a source of pain. Using a pseudonym helped her keep a sense of privacy.