Maggie decides to cut her hair in order not to be criticised for it anymore and to get the approval of the people around her. how this act can be related to her past and future conflicts. and give examples that show the clash between Maggie's individual desires and the desires of her community, and how she deals with this clash.

The man thinks she's the lady he's trying to find. she then lifts the veil and he announces that he'd made a mistake and that he'd thought she was the woman, but had been wrong. truthfully, though, he'd been right. this reveals that the he didnt recognize her (though he said he would recognize her voice or her build) and that he's still looking for the girl. he doesnt find the woman appealing or attractive, and is more or less disgusted by her appearance. he didn't understand what the lady meant when she told him the story about her "friend"