Both Mr. and Mrs. Flint take on voyeuristic rols in their treatment of Linda. Mr. Flint harrasses and spies on Linda constantly as she says "his footsteps dogged" her and he engages in a visual and verbal rape of her as he spies on her and also repeats that she is his property. His goal is to eliminate any innocence she may have, and make her his sexual slave, a victim of his lust. He threatens her with violence against her and her children just to satisfy his sexual lust. Mrs. Flint is odd in her behavior. She is threated by Linda's sexuality and fears her husband's wandering eye. Yet instead of watching him, she watches Linda, even whispering in her ear, as Linda sleeps,strange, inappropriate intimacies. She takes on the role of her lacivious husband to catch Linda in a lie, but becomes a voyeur herself.
Amber Bissell
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