This paper examines the novel "The Ravishing of Lol Stein" by Marguerite Duras and attempts to determine the turning points
in the
life of the protagonist, Lol Stein. It
discusses how Lol is a character dispossessed of herself when she sees how the person she loves is falling in love with another woman which means that she, the main character, is suddenly is pushed into the background. It shows how the rest of her life is spent seeking the rush of achieving the status she lost and how her personality does not allow anyone beyond her zone of comfort. It discusses how the narrative is unique because of Lol's life, which is really a struggle against herself is told by Jacques one of her acquaintances and it can be construed as his story and not Lol's.