It not only tells us of Isabel 's miserable past but also provides us an understanding of the person she is in the present and why . It also helps us to identify with her dream of making it big as she wishes to escape the drudgery that her female ancestors went through . Also noteworthy in the novel is the daydreams that Isabel indulges herself with . Her past is so woebegone that she tries to absorb herself in passionate pursuits of...











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