Lucy and the Window

Lucy changes dramatically from the beginning of the novel. At the beginning of the story we find Lucy ‘trapped’ in a room without a view. When a room with a view is offered and her Aunt is finally convinced to allow her to move in to it Lucy gets to ‘see’ out into society for the first time. The novel then walks along side Lucy as she wrestles with weather or not to climb out the window and join society. Countless episodes draw Lucy out of the Window for a time, each event causing more growth as her understanding of the world around her broadens. Her initial journey out of her window left her faint at the sight of death, and elated at her walk with George. Symbolically each time she ‘climbs’ out of the ‘window’ she journeys a bit farther away from the ‘safety’ it offers. The kiss in the violets and seeing George swimming nude were both times in which she traveled far from the window of society. Eventually she decides to leave the window as she elopes with George. Thus Lucy is a good example of a Blugersoman for we watch her grow and change dynamically throughout the novel.