Each differs in its own way. Mrs. Flint was jealous of what her husband was doing to the slaves. When he found out he would sell them. Mrs. Flint had every reason to be angry at her husband's actions, but those were things she couldn't control. On the other hand, Margaret was jealous of Dana because of how smart she was and how well she could read. She intruded on a session of Dana reading to Rufus only to interrupt Dana, but Rufus put her in her place and she felt hurt. Margaret only wanted to belittle Dana because Dana could do what she couldn't do. Dana created Margaret