And Sarah said unto Abraham, Behold now, the Lord that restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. ... (p. 50-51) Hagar is feeling like a prisoner in her own habitat, that she is not "free" in spirit; "I was alone, never anything else, and never free, for I carried my chains within me, and they spread out from me and shackled all I touched" (pp. 292). ... Like the pharaoh's daughter, she left the security of her father and went to explore the wilderness. ... She leaves from her father's wings so she can pursue a better l...

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