▁man ▁of ▁" li ber al ’ ▁ideas , ▁is ▁never theless ▁an ▁aut ocr atic ▁guard ian , ▁allowing ▁very ▁little ▁freedom ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁live ▁under ▁his ▁rule . ▁ ▁No ▁longer ▁in ▁Pur d ah , ▁L ail a ▁starts ▁att ending ▁college . ▁Her ▁university ▁friends , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁distant ▁cousin ▁As ad , ▁become ▁involved ▁in ▁anti - g overn ment ▁protest s . ▁S urr ounded ▁by ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁either ▁pro - B rit ish ▁or ▁against , ▁she , ▁however , ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁take ▁sides . ▁She ▁is ▁en mes hed ▁in ▁the ▁struggle ▁for ▁her ▁own ▁personal ▁freedom . ▁Once ▁when ▁asked ▁by ▁her ▁uncle ▁to ▁op ine ▁about ▁the ▁ag itation ▁going ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁university , ▁she ▁ref uses ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁On ▁being ▁asked ▁whether ▁she ▁had ▁no ▁freedom ▁of ▁thought ▁she ▁answers ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁no ▁freedom ▁of ▁action . ▁Her ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁the ▁hyp oc ris y ▁visible ▁in ▁the ▁so - called ▁liberal ▁views ▁of ▁her ▁Uncle ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁remains ▁limited ▁to ▁her ▁mind ▁until ▁she ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁A me er . ▁A me er , ▁a ▁poor ▁relative ▁of ▁their ▁family ▁friends , ▁would ▁never ▁be ▁approved ▁by ▁her ▁family . ▁She ▁goes ▁against ▁their ▁wishes ▁to ▁marry ▁him , ▁and ▁wins ▁her ▁freedom ▁from ▁their ▁authority . ▁The ▁novel ▁ends ▁with ▁her ▁l onel iness ▁after ▁A me er ' s ▁death ▁after ▁the ▁blo ody ▁partition