# How does Lolly Willowes develop the theme of The Search for Identity?

> Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner

## Answer

Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner develops The Search for Identity across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.

Laura's journey from a passive, accommodating 'Aunt Lolly' to a self-aware woman who rejects societal labels is central; her move to the country and pact with the devil symbolize her quest to discover and assert her true self.

Laura's feeling of becoming 'two persons'—Aunt Lolly and Miss Willowes—reflects her fragmented sense of self after leaving Lady Place.

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- [i](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lolly_willowes_se/chapters/i.md): Laura's feeling of becoming 'two persons'—Aunt Lolly and Miss Willowes—reflects her fragmented sense of self after leaving Lady Place.

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