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