Letters from a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs
Who is the antagonist in Letters from a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs by Mary E. Lyons?
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Dr, James Norcomb is a major antagonist in the novel. He is described as a mean, sadistic man, who intends to take harriet into his bed. Norcomb is the reason Harriet goes into hiding. The main antagonist in the story, however, is the institution of slavery.
Letters from a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs