Laura symbolizes how the Victorian Age society saw women; if a woman went outside, she would fall victim to evil beings. Lizzie, on the other hand, symbolizes the strength that women possess in resisting temptations of a world outside a home setting. In “The Great Social Evil”, a woman becomes a prostitute after leaving her home, and while this may have happened, it is not the fault of the woman for taking that risk of exploring the
Laura symbolizes how the Victorian Age society saw women; if a woman went outside, she would fall victim to evil beings. Lizzie, on the other hand, symbolizes the strength that women possess in resisting temptations of a world outside a home setting. In “The Great Social Evil”, a woman becomes a prostitute after leaving her home, and while this may have happened, it is not the fault of the woman for taking that risk of exploring the