Both of these women Gladys and Beatrice are women that represent a different kind of woman. Girls at War displays a young woman(Gladys), who wants to be a part of change. She is not the type of woman to conform to society; she intends to be a part of change. When Reginald and Gladys cross paths for the second time, she shows her attitude for a change. In the previous paragraph, Reginald is gloating about being a Ministry of Justice. He continues to discuss how he never gets checked because he is an important man. Upon arriving at the checkpoint, Gladys asks him about his trunk and inspects it. I interpreted this as she doesn't trust anyone even people in authority. The reason for this is because everyone is human and can fall short of their
