How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
She could never marry. In the tumult of her soul, that stood firm. Cecil believed in her; she must some day believe in herself. She must be one of the women whom she had praised so eloquently, who care for liberty and not for men; she must forget that George loved her, that George had been thinking through her and gained her this honourable release, that George had gone away into—what was it?—the darkness (17.16).
Here, Lucy expresses one of the essential concerns of the budding feminist – how can an independent woman prove that she doesn’t need men to command her, but still want the man she loves to be around?