The subject of love in the novel is in many ways a very interesting one. The most overwhelming love has to be that between Miss Brodie and the one-armed art master Teddy Lloyd. This is the case because they are the only two people in the book who love each other passionately, and the effects of this are felt by many of the surrounding characters. However, a relationship between the two never takes place because Miss Brodie decides to "renounce" Teddy Lloyd. The reason she gives us for this is that she wants to "dedicate" her prime to her girls, but near the end of the book Sandy comes up with the idea that it is because she is unable to keep up her appearance which makes her look "beautiful and frail". Another explanation is that she is unable to dominate this fiery and passionate man the same way as she can her set and the singing master Gordon Lowther, and so she feels that she would not be able to stay with someone who she does not have complete power over. This is demonstrated after the renouncement of Teddy Lloyd when Miss Brodie enters into a relationship with Mr Lowther who she dominates greatly by taking it upon herself to start a project of "fattening him up". This project of hers serves to fill the hole in their relationship that is present, as she loves him more in the way that a friend does and caring for him rather than wanting him in the sexual sense. In fact Sandy and Jenny cannot imagine Miss Brodie and Mr Lowther having sex together; they laugh and joke about the idea, saying things to each other like "can you see it?" and "he'd be wearing his pyjamas". Mr Lowther sings and plays the piano to her but she is more interested in the fact that Mary Macgregor has chipped one of his teacups. It is most apparent that she doesn't love and respect him in the way he does her when we are told that he looked at her "with love" and she looked at him &qu...