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Life in the North is quite shy of the expectations that Linda had for it. When she came to the North she expected to find a land in which blacks and whites were treated fairly and equally, but she instead finds that while the slavery is gone, the racial inequality and prejudice is clearly still present. This is illustrated very visibly when she goes to buy a train ticket. Although Linda has the money to pay for a first class ticket, she is barred from buying one by the person who sells them due to the color of her skin. She also learns that in the North she is not truly free. Once the fugitive slave act had been passed, her master had the right to come into free states to reclaim her as his slave, causing her emotional burden and insecurity inherent of being a fugitive until she was purchased for $300.