iz, she is sure of herself. She has a sense of security that everything will turn out good somehow. Hattie had always been the independent one, the one with no need for any one else, and now suddenly she feels a great attachment to Aaron. But even with this great attachment she realizes that what is about to happen is special and she can do it herself with no ones help. She says When Aaron turns to dust and ashes in my sight, and I in his, therell be a baby (319). This shows that Hattie does realize the power she has as a woman. She sees that there is no turning back and that what happens to her baby has nothing to do with Aaron, it is all her decision now. She repeats the quote Eggs, blood and the moon twice in the novel (158, 416). She understands the cycle of her menstruation and the cycle of her life. She is the one that is able to truly come to terms with her reproductive cycle. She has lived the life of a free willed woman, and now she is experiencing the other side of womanhood. Drabble shows Hattie as one of the most dynamic women in the book. She is the only woman that goes through all the cycles of womanhood during the novel, she is the effectively shows the versatility and changes a woman can go through, and most amazingly she stays strong and in control throughout.Drabble exemplifies Hatties self-assurance to be what all women should have, no doubt in themselves. Drabbles portrayal of women in the novel illustrates her thoughts on women well. She shows that a womans life is full of twists and turns and uncertainties. Throughout all the turns that each woman had in then novel, they each came out with their heads held high and strong. Drabble portrayed them as vulnerable and dependent in many areas, in fact in most areas. The only part of life a woman had a real hold on was menstruation and reproduction, and even this was uncertain at parts. Drabble seemed to be sending the message that although menstruation...
