What do you think Maud's feelings are for Sylvie at the end of the book?
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What started as pity and concern (because of the opium use) changed into an intense negative judgment, particularly when she realized Sylvie had plotted to murder her, although I'm not sure I'd characterize that feeling as hatred. I think there was an element of disbelief to Maud's feeling, bound up in the fact that she had cared so much for Sylvie initially and tried so hard to help her.
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It makes sense that Maud would feel more betrayed by Sylvie. She misrepresented herself and seemed needy at the beginning. Also Maud spent much more time with Sylvie than she did with Christian. It also seemed that Maud had a closer bond with women than men. I wondered whether Maud's relationship with Yvette when they left Paris turned romantic. Both didn't marry and lived together so it seemed very possible.
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Maud was grateful to Sylvie and doing all she could to please her. She thought her station in life had improved as a result of helping Sylvie and sharing their outings. Her betrayal by Sylvie was much worse than Christian's as she thought she and Sylvie had a real bond and friendship. I don't think she had a romantic attraction to her.
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Maud saw Sylvie as the opposite of herself. Maud didn't see herself as beautiful. She didn't see herself as feminine or womanly. She saw Sylvie was gentle and weak, but also as interesting and charismatic. That is why Maud was drawn to her, she loved Sylvie for what she thought she was lacking in herself. It is because of this she didn't see the signs of the betrayal, even right up to the end.
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