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Question: How does this quote from c!.s!. lewis' "till we have faces" illustrate a theme of the novel!?
“I made one small resolve before I slept, which, though it seems a small matter, made much difference to me in the years that followed!. Hitherto, like all countrywomen, I had gone bare face; on those two journeys up the mountain I had worn a veil because I wished to be secret!. I now determined that I would go always veiled!. I have kept this rule , within doors and without, ever since!.”Www@QuestionHome@Com


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http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Till_We_Hav!.!.!.
"Origin and evolution of the title
Lewis originally titled his working manuscripts "Bareface," most likely in an effort to bluntly suggest Orual's physical ugliness, which is a haunting and ironic contrast to the beauty of other characters in the story, namely Psyche, Cupid, and Aphrodite, who are arguably the most beautiful in all of mythology!. The use of the word "face" in the title is also a reference to the original myth, in which Psyche was not allowed to see Cupid's face so that her intimate encounters with him would be veiled in the bare nakedness of darkness!. The working title "Bareface" also ironically suggests the emptiness of identity!."

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