# The Search for Identity in Lolly Willowes

> Theme guide for Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner.

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.

## Where it surfaces

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

## Links

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