resented: the typical subservient wives and mothers of previous literature in Mrs. Ramsey; and the independent, empowered women of the times to come in Lily Briscoe. In comparison, the two women are paradoxically similar. They share roughly the same opinions of each other. Both respect each other, but also both believe that the other is flawed. Despite their similarities, there exists a fundamental difference in their ideologies: Mrs. Ramsey has no desire to change her position in society whil
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