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Who is Daughter from In Love & Trouble; Stories of Black Women and what is their importance? In_Love_&_Trouble;_Stories_of_Black_Women English & Literature Daughter | In Love & Trouble; Stories of Black Women

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Daughter is the sister of a man who has grown up to have a daughter of his own, one who is much like his beloved sister. This man loved his sister more than life, lured by her quick charm and soft beauty. However, when Daughter has an affair with a white man, the same white man for whom her brother works in the fields, she loses favor with the family. The man watches his sister tortured by the family, strapped to a bed and expected to die. When she does not die, the family only marginally cares for her, throwing her food when they think about it. One day Daughter is more like her old self and she charms her brother into setting her free. Immediately, Daughter commits suicide, leaving her brother to live with his role in her actions.