"She was like a lily...side of a pool" (193).Virginia Woolf describes Elizabeth as being a lily only in the meaning that she is still so quiet and innocent. Lilies stand for chastity, virtue, wealth, pride, and purity. Peter and Sally speak of Elizabeth and compare her to her mother, Clarissa. Elizabeth is still pure and naive in the sense that she clings to her father and is not keen to meeting new people. Sally notices that she is the opposite of her mother when she was that age. Virginia uses the lily as a reference to let the reader understand Elizabeth's mood and behavior. Like a lily, Elizabeth is still pure and simple. Virginia uses the analogy of a lily perfectly to reveal Elizabeth's true spirit.
"Lily." Teleflora. 27 September 2009. 2009.
http://www.teleflora.com/about-flowers/lily.asp
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