▁as ▁when ▁Es dan ▁states ▁that ▁" In ▁war ▁everybody ▁is ▁a ▁prisoner ". ▁L indow ▁describes ▁Es dan ▁as ▁Le ▁Gu in ' s ▁" w is est , ▁most ▁comp ass ion ate ▁protagon ist ." ▁His ▁insight ▁into ▁the ▁dep riv ation ▁experienced ▁by ▁the ▁slave ▁women ▁also ▁gives ▁him ▁insight ▁into ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁cultural ▁change . ▁He ▁real izes ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁put ▁aside ▁his ▁" p ure ▁idea ▁of ▁liberty " ▁and ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁slow ▁process ▁of ▁sh ifting ▁individual ▁opinions ▁to ▁create ▁cultural ▁change . ▁In ▁his ▁words , ▁he ▁see ks ▁to ▁" m ud d le ▁the ▁nob ly ▁simple ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁hierarchy ▁of ▁cas te ▁by ▁inf ect ing ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁justice . ▁And ▁then ▁to ▁conf use ▁the ▁nob ly ▁simple ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁ideal ▁of ▁human ▁equality ▁by ▁trying ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁real ." ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁works ▁by ▁Le ▁Gu in , ▁" Old ▁Music ▁and ▁the ▁S lave ▁Women " ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁T ao ism ▁on ▁Le ▁Gu in ' s ▁work . ▁Sch olar ▁Alex is ▁L oth ian ▁wrote ▁that ▁in ▁Le ▁Gu in ' s ▁world , ▁social ▁change ▁was ▁a ▁grad ual ▁process : ▁despite ▁the ▁slave ▁revolution , ▁the ▁ide ology ▁of ▁the ▁slave - own ers ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁powerful ▁force . ▁Though ▁the ▁slaves ▁wait ▁for ▁u top ia ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁freedom ▁brought