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In what ways are Evelyn and Emma similar?

Part one of the novel only. Must be detailed.

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On the surface of things the two look to be polar opposites: Emma Goldman is an anarchist, and Evelyn, a model. Still, both defy gender roles. Goldman is outspoken and educated instead of subservient and quiet while Evelyn embraces infidelity and her sexuality. There is a subtext of an intimate union between the two suggesting an amount of homo-eroticism.