Harriet's Ability To Remain In Harriet

Harriet's ability to remain in her grandmothers attic for a period of seven years demonstrates her strength. It indicates how she is willing to not only compromise her health and her sanity, but her comfort for her children. Her love was beyond unconditional for her kids, and she exemplified this through her courageous actions by seeking isolation for them. In spite of the fact that rats and insects would eat away at her flesh, one thing that brought her bliss was the fact that she could sometimes hear the voices of her children, and even sometimes she would be blessed with the ability to see their faces. She put herself at a considerable amount of danger for a cause, and that cause was for her and her children's