As the Synopsis notes, Incidents can be divided into five distinctive parts each focusing on significant events in Linda's life.
Consequently, the structure deviates from that of the traditional slave narrative: Although some chapters focus strictly on Linda's story, others provide social, political, or historical commentary. The work also offers a new perspective on historical events such as the Nat Turner insurrection.
Incidents is unique in that it addresses a specific audience — white women in the North — and speaks for black women still held in bondage.
