We don’t have any evidence that Jacobs’ protagonist does not lament her separation from her family. “Antidomestic” does not describe Jacobs’ protagonist’s mindset. It’s used to describe the narrative’s relationship to domestic conventions.

We don’t have any evidence that Jacobs’ protagonist does not desire stereotypical domestic things. “Antidomestic” does not describe Jacobs’ protagonist’s mindset. It’s used to describe the narrative’s relationship to domestic conventions.

This is the best answer. (C) is the only answer that relates to criticism of the domestic novel. Rather than conform to the conventions of the domestic novel genre, Jacobs’ narrative shows that the domestic values of the genre don’t fit individuals subject to slavery. This goes against the critics’ view that the domestic novel genre overshadowed the slavery narrative in Jacobs’ work.

We have no evidence that the protagonist’s desire for domestic ideals contributes to her situation. She was enslaved — it’s unreasonable to think that her desire for domestic things contributed to her enslavement or to her separation from her family after she was freed.

Although the narrative shows that domestic values don’t necessarily apply in conventional ways to slaves, this doesn’t imply that they hold the protagonist back from developing personal identity.