Knowing that she was beautiful, she felt thoroughly, although in an indistinct way, that she had a weapon. Women play with their beauty as children do with their knives. They would themselves with it.
The quote from Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables" highlights the complex relationship women have with their beauty. It suggests that a woman is aware of her physical attractiveness and recognizes it as a form of power or leverage in the world. This awareness imbues her with a sense of confidence, as though her beauty is a tool she can wield, albeit sometimes without fully understanding its implications.
Moreover, the comparison of beauty...
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