He then tells the girl to “be brave enough to dare to be loved. Be something more than man or woman. Be Tandy” (Anderson 85). The stranger’s lines can be hard to understand especially when he is talking about the qualities of Tandy. He states the they are “something men need from women and that they do not get.” The word “they” is vague in this sentence because it is difficult to tell if the stranger is implying that these qualities (which I assume the stranger is referring to with the word it) are not received by the men or the women because the stranger previously states that “out of her defeats has been born a new quality in woman” (Anderson 84), so this line suggest that there are some women that may not have to give in the first place. Because of the placement of the word “they,” readers can ultimately conclude that the men are lacking because women cannot give “it” to them. Despite this, the stranger’s advice to the little girl is that she becomes Tandy or someone who transcends the labels “man” and “woman.” While readers will never know if the little girl becomes Tandy, they can only refer to her as Tandy in regards to this Chapter because neither she nor the stranger are given
He then tells the girl to “be brave enough to dare to be loved. Be something more than man or woman. Be Tandy” (Anderson 85). The stranger’s lines can be hard to understand especially when he is talking about the qualities of Tandy. He states the they are “something men need from women and that they do not get.” The word “they” is vague in this sentence because it is difficult to tell if the stranger is implying that these qualities (which I assume the stranger is referring to with the word it) are not received by the men or the women because the stranger previously states that “out of her defeats has been born a new quality in woman” (Anderson 84), so this line suggest that there are some women that may not have to give in the first place. Because of the placement of the word “they,” readers can ultimately conclude that the men are lacking because women cannot give “it” to them. Despite this, the stranger’s advice to the little girl is that she becomes Tandy or someone who transcends the labels “man” and “woman.” While readers will never know if the little girl becomes Tandy, they can only refer to her as Tandy in regards to this Chapter because neither she nor the stranger are given