A Spinster's Tale

Do you think Elizabeth has changed from the beginning to the end? If so, what causes her to develop and change?

I think she tried to change from a child to a more mature person from the start of the story to the end. At first, she is just this scared child who is afraid of this Mr. Speed, who ends up being harmless, and obviously doesn't know a whole lot about the hardships of adulthood and why people spiral down, as Mr. Speed as done. He is just a drunk who, for whatever reason, has lost his way. Towards the end of the story you see her trying to grow up a little bit when she gets the black boy to stop stealing milk and telling the cook to leave, it almost seems like she's becoming the lady of the house, like her mother was. But, by the end of the story she's just this little girl again, afraid of Mr. Speed, and not sure of how to handle things. I think she wants to grow up, but just like every 14 year old girl/boy, there are steps that have to be taken to become an adult.

Peace.