last full of the mottled majesty of the old lady." (Virgin, 59). Chaos intrudes into the girls' world, as they and the people around them discover the change in the girls' emotional and physical make-up. They have no faith in their old lives' anymore, and they seek to renew their values and beliefs in a different way.A new facet discovered by the girls is rebellion. Rebellion is a method by which the girls are able to effectively let out negative emotions. They find ways to circumvent unwanted or unneeded boundaries to their freedom, for example, Yvette quickly finds that her Grandmother is quite unbearable and delights in rebelling against her, "…without taking Granny's message either…six young rebels, they sat very perkily in the car as they swished through the mud." (Virgin, 27). Yvette becomes a crusader against the values of unwanted authority, conservatism, and negativity that her Grandmother and Father represent, and finds that it helps define her. Her new friends, the Jewess and her lover, as well as her love for someone whom her Grandmother and Father would consider low class, are the manner by which Yvette takes control of her life. For Matilda of "The Wind Blows", rebellion is not quite as pronounced, but she also feels the suffocation of unwanted authority, "'Come back immediately!'…She won't. She won't. She hates Mother. 'Go to hell,' she shouts, running down the road." (54). Matilda's flight from her Mother symbolizes her flight from the suffocation and her need to break free is physically manifested. She resents the commanding presence of those about her at this period of her life, a period when she feels the need to escape and find herself again. Matilda is not happy in her present situation, "How hideous life is-revolting, simply revolting…" (54). For both Matilda and Yvette, the confusion comes to a head when they encounter someone from the opposite sex. They encounter strange, une...
