# Beauty and Manipulation in The Story of Ivy

> Theme guide for The Story of Ivy by Marie Belloc Lowndes.

Ivy's physical beauty is repeatedly described as a tool for social advancement and control over men, enabling her to extract money, favors, and devotion while masking her selfish and calculating nature.

## Where it surfaces

- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/chapters/ii): Ivy uses her looks and charm to attract Rushworth and manage her husband, aware of her power over men.
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/chapters/iii): Ivy uses her beauty and charm to manipulate Rushworth, feeling triumph as she senses his barrier weakening.
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/chapters/xii): Ivy uses her fragile loveliness to influence Orpington and has historically relied on her allure to secure men's support.
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/chapters/xv): Ivy's beauty and fragile demeanor are used to manipulate the court's sympathy, influencing both the jury and the public.

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