# What Self-Discovery and Ignorance means in The Voyage Out

> Rachel's journey is one of awakening from a sheltered, ignorant state to a fuller understanding of life, love, and death, though this discovery is fraught with confusion and pain.

## Explanation

Rachel's journey is one of awakening from a sheltered, ignorant state to a fuller understanding of life, love, and death, though this discovery is fraught with confusion and pain.

Rachel's mind is described as being in a state of dreamy confusion, accepting her lot complacently, yet her music provides a form of communion and expansion.

Rachel's encounter with Richard and her subsequent nightmare force her to confront new, unsettling aspects of herself and the world.

Rachel's realization that her life has been 'a creeping hedged-in thing' marks a painful step toward self-awareness.

Rachel's growth in self-confidence and Helen's wish for a young man to further her enlightenment.

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