Necklace

Linda compare the gold necklace to the chains that are put on slaves. She says she doesn't want any type of chain put on her children even if these chains are made of gold. She never wanted her children to have to feel the weight of a chain on their skin. Linda compares the act of putting the necklace on her daughter to an owner putting chains on its slave, and she didn't want her children to have to ever be put into the harsh reality of slavery, and have those chains put on them if they ever upset their master. To a certain extent i do agree with her comparison. If i grew up as she had the latter half of her life and seen the things chains had done to those around her, i would not like the sight of them. It was the idea of the links being put fastened together, into something that was impossible to break that frightened her. She had seen what chains had done to the people around her and didn't like the sight of them. While she had a good reason to not like the idea of chains, i dont think she should have been that upset about the idea of this necklace being given to her daughter. The woman who did it was not meaning for the chain to be a symbol for total control, rather a nice gester given because she felt bad for the little girl.