Stephen faces rejection from loved ones from "summary" of The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
Stephen faced rejection from those she loved the most. Her father, Sir Philip, could not accept her as she truly was, a woman who loved other women. He saw her as a disappointment, a failure to live up to his expectations of what a daughter should be. This rejection cut deep, leaving Stephen feeling isolated and alone in her own family. Even her mother, Lady Anna, who tried her best to understand and support Stephen, struggled with the idea of her daughter being different from society's norms. She grappled with her own feelings of shame and embarrassment, unable to fully embrace Stephen for who she was. This lack of acceptance from her mother only added to Stephen's sense of loneliness and rejection. Stephen's relationships with other loved ones were also strained by her identity. Her childhood friend, Martin, who had once been her closest companion, could not come to terms with Stephen's homosexuality. He distanced him...
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